flood

n.洪水；泛滥；溢流；探照灯

vi.涌出；为水淹没

vt.淹没

noun

水 water

1. 洪水；水灾
   a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
   1. The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country.
      大雨使全国许多地方泛滥成灾。
   2. flood damage
      洪涝灾害
   3. Police have issued flood warnings for Nevada.
      警方已经发布了内华达的水灾警告。
   4. The river is in flood (= has more water in it than normal and has caused a flood) .
      河水泛滥。

大量 large number

2. 大批，大量（的人或事物）
   a very large number of things or people that appear at the same time
   1. a flood of complaints
      大量投诉
   2. a flood of refugees
      难民潮
   3. The child was in floods of tears (= crying a lot) .
      小孩哭得泪人儿似的。

verb

灌满水 fill with water

1. （使）灌满水；淹没
   if a place floods or sth floods it, it becomes filled or covered with water
   1. The cellar floods whenever it rains heavily.
      只要一下大雨地窖就淹水。
   2. If the pipe bursts it could flood the whole house.
      要是水管破裂整座房子就会灌满水。

河 of river

2. 泛滥；淹没
   to become so full that it spreads out onto the land around it
   1. When the Ganges floods, it causes considerable damage.
      恒河泛滥时造成严重损害。
   2. The river flooded the valley.
      河水泛滥淹没了河谷。

大量 large numbers

3. 大量涌入；蜂拥而出
   to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers
   1. Refugees continue to flood into neighbouring countries.
      难民不断涌入邻国。
   2. Telephone calls came flooding in from all over the country.
      全国各地的电话像潮水般打来。
4. 大量送至；挤满；拥满
   to send sth somewhere in large numbers
   1. The office was flooded with applications for the job.
      办公室堆满了应征该职的求职信。
5. （使）充斥，充满
   to become or make sth become available in a place in large numbers
   1. Cheap imported goods are flooding the market .
      廉价进口商品充斥着市场。
   2. A man who planned to flood Britain with cocaine was jailed for 15 years.
      一个企图往英国大量运送可卡因的男人被监禁15年。

思想；感情 of feeling/thought

6. 使大受感动；充满
   to affect sb suddenly and strongly
   1. A great sense of relief flooded over him.
      他深感宽慰。
   2. Memories of her childhood came flooding back .
      她童年的往事涌上心头。
   3. The words flooded him with self-pity.
      这些话使他充满了自怜。

光；颜色 of light/colour

7. 照进；覆盖
   to spread suddenly into sth; to cover sth
   1. She drew the curtains and the sunlight flooded in.
      她拉开窗帘，阳光洒了进来。
   2. She looked away as the colour flooded her cheeks.
      她双颊泛出红晕，视线转向别处。
   3. The room was flooded with evening light.
      室内一片暮色。

发动机 engine

8. （使）溢流
   if an engine floods or if you flood it, it becomes so full of petrol/gas that it will not start

vt. 淹没；充满；溢出 vi. 涌出；涌进；为水淹没 n. 洪水；泛滥；一大批 n. (Flood)人名；(英)弗勒德；(瑞典、芬)弗洛德

过去分词:flooded 名词复数形式:floods 过去式:flooded 现在分词:flooding 第三人称单数:floods

flood 洪水

来自PIE*pleu, 流动，词源同flow, float, pluvial. 用来指洪水。

1. More than 70 people were killed in the floods, caused when a dam burst
   大坝决口造成洪灾，70多人因此丧生。
2. This is the type of flood dreaded by cavers
   这正是洞穴探险者害怕的那种洪水。
3. The Chicago River flooded the city's underground tunnel system
   芝加哥河的河水淹没了城市的地下隧道系统。
4. The kitchen flooded.
   厨房被水淹了。
5. Many streams have flooded their banks, making some roads impassable.
   许多小河的水已经漫过堤岸，造成一些道路不能通行。
6. The administration is trying to stem the flood of refugees out of Haiti and into Florida
   政府当局正试图阻止大批难民逃离海地，进入佛罗里达。
7. He received a flood of letters from irate constituents.
   他收到愤怒的选区居民洪水般涌来的信件。
8. Large numbers of immigrants flooded into the area
   大量移民涌入这个地区。
9. Enquiries flooded in from all over the world.
   世界各地的问询纷至沓来。
10. Brokers expect the markets to be flooded with the shares
    股票经纪人预计股市会充斥着这种股票。
11. German cameras at knock-down prices flooded the British market.
    德国产的廉价相机充斥着英国市场。
12. A wave of happiness flooded me
    我心中涌起一股幸福的暖流。
13. Mary Ann was flooded with relief
    玛丽·安感到无比宽慰。
14. It was probably the shock which had brought all the memories flooding back.
    可能是由于突然受到惊吓，所有的记忆一下子全涌现出来。
15. The afternoon light flooded the little rooms
    午后的阳光洒满一间间小屋。
16. Morning sunshine flooded in through the open curtains.
    清晨的阳光透过拉开的窗帘照射进来。
17. The pain was so bad that I would be in floods of tears
    疼痛难忍，我就快大哭起来了。
18. They said goodbye in a flood of tears.
    他们痛哭流涕地道别。
19. Train lines were flooded out
    铁路线被洪水冲毁。
20. The river flooded them out every few years.
    每隔几年他们就会因这条河的泛滥而被迫离开家园。
21. The crops were washed away by the flood.
    庄稼叫大水冲走了。
22. The flood waters burst the dyke.
    洪水冲垮了堤坝。
23. The torrential flood annihilated the village.
    山洪冲毁了这个村落。
24. The flood and ebb tides alternates with each other.
    涨潮和落潮交替更迭。
25. The flood victims have received both sympathy and assistance from the international community during the flood season.
    在汛期期间，受灾人民受到了国际社会的同情和支持。
26. When the Nile is in flood, it deposits a layer of mud on the fields.
    尼罗河泛滥时，在田野上沉积下一层泥。
27. The flood submerged that village.
    洪水淹了那个村子。
28. The flood inundated the whole district.
    洪水淹没了整个地区。
29. The seedlings were washed away by the flood.
    秧苗给大水冲跑了。