flood
- IPA[flʌd]
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- an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, 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 (an area) with water in a flood；become covered or submerged by a flood
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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- 1. an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land the villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides a flood barrier 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 she burst into floods of tears 同義詞
- ▪ an overwhelming quantity of things or people happening or appearing at the same time his column provoked a flood of complaints floods of tourists come each year to marvel at the sights 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. short for floodlight
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- 1. cover or submerge (an area) with water in a flood the dam burst, flooding a small town 同義詞
- ▪ become covered or submerged by a flood part of the vessel flooded Sarah's eyes flooded with tears
- ▪ (of a flood) force (someone) to leave their home.
- ▪ (of a river) become swollen and overflow (its banks). 同義詞
- ▪ overfill the carburettor of (an engine) with petrol, 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 with large amounts or quantities our switchboard was flooded with calls 同義詞
- 3. (of a woman) experience a uterine haemorrhage.
- the tide or a river at its highest: the tide must already be at full flood on the other side
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- an incoming tide.
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- an incoming tide.
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- the tide at its highest: the tide must already be at full flood on the other side
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- physical harm caused by the effects of the overflow of a large amount of water beyond its ... the money will go towards repairing flood damage to the A174 road to Sandsend
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- the prevention of the overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, or the ... most of the reservoirs were constructed for flood control
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- the height reached by a body of water resulting from the overflow of a river beyond its normal ... drier weather means flood levels are expected to fall
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- a mark left or reached by the waters of a flooded river or other body of water: the tide peaked at 61 inches, well past the 40-inch flood mark
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- an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is ... a flood barrier in a thousand miles the flood destroyed every bridge
- cover or submerge (a place or area) with water: the dam burst, flooding a small town watching her father flood their backyard skating rink
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