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flood
- IPA[fləd]
美式
- an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land;the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race (Gen. 6 ff.).
- cover or submerge (a place or area) with water;become covered or submerged with water
verb: flood, 3rd person present: floods, gerund or present participle: flooding, past tense: flooded, past participle: flooded
noun: flood, plural noun: floods
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名詞
- 1. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land a flood barrier in a thousand miles the flood destroyed every bridge 同義詞
- ▪ the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race (Gen. 6 ff.).
- ▪ the inflow of the tide.
- ▪ literary a river, stream, or sea.
- 2. an outpouring of tears or emotion Rose burst into such a flood of tears and sobs as I had never seen 同義詞
- ▪ a very large quantity of people or things that appear or need to be dealt with a constant flood of callers 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. short for floodlight
動詞
- 1. cover or submerge (a place or area) with water the dam burst, flooding a small town watching her father flood their backyard skating rink 同義詞
- ▪ become covered or submerged with water part of the vessel flooded Sarah's eyes flooded with tears
- ▪ drive someone out of their home or business with a flood most of the families who have been flooded out will receive compensation
- ▪ (of a river or sea) become swollen and overflow (its banks) the river flooded its banks the river will flood if it gets much worse 同義詞
- ▪ overfill the carburetor of (an engine) with fuel, causing the engine to fail to start.
- 2. arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities sunlight flooded in at the windows congratulatory messages flooded in 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ completely fill or suffuse she flooded the room with light
- ▪ overwhelm or swamp with large amounts or quantities our switchboard was flooded with calls 同義詞
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