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flooded

UK //ˈflʌdɪd//US //ˈflʌdɪd//

词源

源自古英语 'flōd'(洪水),与古高地德语 'fluot' 和古诺尔斯语 'flóð' 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语 '*flōduz'。

adjective

❶ 被水淹没的,指某地因大量水涌入而完全或部分被水覆盖的状态。常用于描述自然灾害或意外情况。

“The streets were flooded after the heavy rain.”

(大雨过后,街道被水淹没了。)

“Our basement got flooded when the pipe burst.”

(水管爆裂时,我们的地下室被淹了。)

❶ 大量涌入的,形容某物以极快的速度或数量到达某处,常用于比喻性描述。

“The office was flooded with complaints after the product launch.”

(产品发布后,办公室收到了大量投诉。)

“Her inbox was flooded with messages after the announcement.”

(公告发布后,她的收件箱被消息淹没了。)

同义词:submerged, inundated, swamped, deluged, overwhelmed

verb

❶ 淹没,指水覆盖某地或某物的动作,也可以比喻为大量涌入。

“The river flooded the nearby villages.”

(河水淹没了附近的村庄。)

“Heavy rains flooded the subway station.”

(暴雨淹没了地铁站。)

同义词:inundate, deluge, swamp, overwhelm, engulf

常见短语

flooded with — 被...淹没或充斥,常用于描述大量事物涌入的情况,可以是具体的或抽象的。

“The hospital was flooded with patients during the outbreak.”

(疫情期间,医院挤满了病人。)