flood

flood
noun

an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land
洪水，水灾
the flood caused tremendous havoc.
洪水造成极大破坏。
[mass noun]people uprooted by drought or flood.
被干旱或洪水赶出家园的人。
[as modifier]a flood barrier.
防洪堤。
■(the Flood)the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race (Gen. 6 ff.)
灭世洪水（《创世纪》6 ff.）
■the inflow of the tide
涨潮
■(poetic/literary)a river, stream, or sea
(诗/文)江河，溪流，海洋
an outpouring of tears or emotion
大量流泪；感情迸发
she burst into floods of tears.
她突然泪如泉涌。
■a very large quantity of things or people that appear or need to be dealt with
（出现或待处理的）大量的事，大批人
a constant flood of callers.
持续不断的来电者。
short for floodlight
floodlight 的简称

verb

[with obj.]cover or submerge (a place or area) with water in a flood
使（地方）淹没在洪水中
the dam burst, flooding a small town.
水坝决口，淹没了一个小镇。
[as noun flooding]a serious risk of flooding.
严重的洪水泛滥危险。
■[no obj.]become covered or submerged in this way
被水淹没
part of the vessel flooded.
船部分进水。
Sarah's eyes flooded with tears.
萨拉满眼泪水。
■(一般作 be flooded out)drive someone out of their home or business with a flood
（因洪水）迫使（某人）离开家园（或生意）
■(of a river or sea) become swollen and overflow (its banks)
（江河，海洋）泛滥并溢出（岸，堤）
the river flooded its banks.
河水溢出河岸。
[no obj.]the river will flood if it gets much worse.
如果情况更坏，河水将会泛滥。
■overfill the carburettor of (an engine) with petrol, causing the engine to fail to start
使（引擎）汽化器溢油（从而无法启动）
■[no obj.](of a woman) experience a uterine haemorrhage
子宫出血，血崩
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities
（洪水般）涌现，涌至
congratulatory messages flooded in.
祝贺信潮水般涌到。
his old fears came flooding back.
旧时的担心涌上心头。
■[with obj.]overwhelm or swamp with large amounts or quantities
充斥
our switchboard was flooded with calls.
电话总机来电爆满。
■[with obj.]fill or suffuse completely
把…装满（或充满）
she flooded the room with light.
她把整个房间照亮。

常用词组
be in (full) flood

(of a river) be swollen and overflowing its banks
（江河）泛滥
be in full flood
■(figurative)(of a person or action) have gained momentum; be at the height of activity
(喻)（人，行动）势头越来越大；处于活动高潮
discussion was already in full flood and refused to be dammed.
讨论进入高潮，挡也挡不住。

语源

Old English flōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloed and German Flut, also to flow

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