To be buried or covered so as to become hidden or obscured (by earth, snow, other things), or to be lost/obscured among other matters.
昨夜の大雪で道路が埋もれてしまった。
The road was buried by last night's heavy snow.
彼の才能は当時の政治的事情に埋もれて評価されなかった。
His talent went unrecognized, buried by the political circumstances of the time.
棚の奥に本が埋もれていて、見つからなかった。
A book was buried at the back of the shelf and I couldn't find it.