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deluge
UK //ˈdeljuːdʒ//US //ˈdeljuːdʒ//
词源
源自拉丁语 'diluvium'（洪水），经古法语 'deluge' 进入英语，与《圣经》中的大洪水（The Deluge）典故相关。
noun
❶ 指突然且大量的降雨，常引发洪水；比喻大量同时出现的事物或信息，让人难以应对。
“The town was hit by a sudden deluge that flooded the streets.”
（小镇遭遇突如其来的暴雨，街道被洪水淹没。）
“After the announcement, we received a deluge of emails from customers.”
（公告发布后，我们收到了顾客如潮水般的邮件。）
同义词:flood, torrent, downpour, inundation, overflow
verb
❶ 用大量事物淹没或覆盖；比喻使某人或某地承受过多信息或物品。
“The company was deluged with complaints after the product recall.”
（产品召回后，公司被投诉淹没。）
“She deluged her friends with photos from her vacation.”
（她给朋友们狂发度假照片。）
同义词:flood, inundate, overwhelm, swamp, engulf
常见短语
a deluge of — 形容某物以极大量出现，通常带有突然或难以处理的意味。
“The startup faced a deluge of orders after the viral marketing campaign.”
（病毒式营销后，这家初创公司接到了海量订单。）