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flood

UK //flʌd//US //flʌd//

词源

源自古英语 'flōd',与古高地德语 'fluot' 和古诺尔斯语 'flóð' 同源,意为‘流动的水’或‘泛滥’。

noun

❶ 指大量水突然覆盖原本干燥的土地,通常由暴雨、河流决堤或海啸等自然灾害引起。

“The heavy rain caused a severe flood in the village.”

(暴雨导致村庄发生严重洪水。)

“After the hurricane, the city was under water due to the flood.”

(飓风过后,城市因洪水被淹没。)

❶ 比喻大量的事物或人突然涌入或出现,通常用于描述信息、情感或人群。

“After the announcement, the company received a flood of applications.”

(公告发布后,公司收到了大量申请。)

“Social media was flooded with messages of support.”

(社交媒体上涌现了大量支持信息。)

同义词:deluge, inundation, torrent

verb

❶ 指水淹没某地,或比喻某物大量涌入或覆盖某处。

“The river flooded the nearby fields after days of rain.”

(连续几天的降雨后,河水淹没了附近的农田。)

“The basement was flooded after the pipe burst.”

(管道破裂后,地下室被水淹了。)

同义词:inundate, overwhelm, submerge

常见短语

flood in — 指大量事物或人迅速涌入,通常用于描述信息、请求或人群。

“Donations flooded in after the charity appeal.”

(慈善呼吁发出后,捐款源源不断涌入。)

flood out — 指因洪水被迫离开家园,或比喻因某事物过多而被迫退出。

“Many families were flooded out of their homes during the storm.”

(暴风雨期间,许多家庭因洪水被迫离开家园。)