deluge

名词 deluge:

1. an overwhelming number or amount
   同义词：flood, inundation, torrent
2. a heavy rain
   同义词：downpour, cloudburst, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker
3. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
   同义词：flood, inundation, alluvion

动词 deluge:

1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
   同义词：flood, inundate, swamp
2. charge someone with too many tasks
   同义词：overwhelm, flood out
3. fill or cover completely, usually with water
   同义词：inundate, submerge

1. I was deluged with phone calls.
   我的电话应接不暇。
2. We advertised the job and were deluged with applications.
   我们登出了这项工作的广告，收到的申请书不计其数。
3. I got caught in the deluge on the way home.
   我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨。
4. When the snow melts, the mountain stream becomes a deluge.
   雪融化时，山间溪流变成山洪暴发。

del.uge

n.（名词）

A great flood.
泛滥，洪水
A heavy downpour.
暴雨
Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood:
纷至沓来：某事物过多（如同洪水淹没一样）：
例句：
a deluge of fan mail.
纷至沓来的追星族来信

Deluge Bible In the Old Testament, the great flood that occurred in the time of Noah.
Deluge 【圣经】 大洪水：在旧约全书中，特指在诺亚时代发生的大洪水
v.tr.（及物动词）
del.uged,del.ug.ing,del.ug.es
To overrun with water; inundate.
淹没：被水淹没；使泛滥
To overwhelm with a large number or amount; swamp:
泛滥，大量涌现：大量的淹没；困扰：
例句：
The press secretary was deluged with requests for information.
新闻秘书被接踵而来的提供信息的需求

来源：
From Middle English [flood]
源自 中古英语 [洪水]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin doluvium
源自 拉丁语 doluvium
from doluere [to wash away]
源自 doluere [冲刷]
dis- [apart] * see dis-
dis- [区分] *参见 dis-
-luere [to wash] * see leu(…)-
-luere [洗] *参见 leu(…)-