flood

名词 flood:

1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
   同义词：inundation, deluge, alluvion
2. an overwhelming number or amount
   同义词：inundation, deluge, torrent
3. light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
   同义词：floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
4. a large flow
   同义词：overflow, outpouring
5. the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
   同义词：flowage
6. the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) -Shakespeare
   同义词：flood tide, rising tide

动词 flood:

1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
   同义词：deluge, inundate, swamp
2. cover with liquid, usually water
3. supply with an excess of
   同义词：oversupply, glut
4. become filled to overflowing

1. Japanese cars have flooded the American market.
   日本汽车已充斥美国市场。
2. The office was flooded with complaints.
   办事处收到如洪水般涌至的投诉信件。
3. The tide is at the flood.
   潮水正在高涨。
4. Half the village were flooded out by a burst water main.
   由於总水管破裂，半数村民被迫离开了家。
5. Applications flooded into the office.
   申请书像潮水般涌进办公室。
6. The town was destroyed by the floods after the storm.
   暴风雨后的洪水冲毁了这座城镇。
7. Settlers flooded from Europe to America in the 19th century.
   十九世纪欧洲移民纷纷涌到了美国。
8. Every spring the river floods the valley.
   每年春天河水把山谷淹没。

flood

n.（名词）
An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.
洪水：正常情况下干燥为陆地地区的水泛滥
A flood tide.
涨潮
An abundant flow or outpouring:
大量：充足的流量或注入量：
例句：
received a flood of applications.See Synonyms at flow
收到大量的求职信参见 flow

A floodlight, specifically a unit that produces a beam of intense light.
探照灯：探照灯，尤指能产生一束强光的装置
Flood The universal deluge recorded in the Old Testament as having occurred during the life of Noah. Often used withthe.
Flood 诺亚时期的大洪水：旧约全书上记载的发生在诺亚生活时期的大洪水。常与the 连用
v.（动词）
flood.ed,flood.ing,floods
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cover or submerge with or as if with a flood; inundate:
淹没；泛滥：以洪水或象以洪水似地覆盖或淹没；泛滥：
例句：
My desk is flooded with paper.
我的桌子上堆满了纸

To fill with an abundance or an excess:
充斥：以丰富或过多的东西充满：
例句：
flood the market with cheap foreign goods.
市场上充斥着廉价的外国货

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become inundated or submerged.
淹没：变得泛滥或淹没
To pour forth; overflow.
流失；溢出

来源：
Middle English flod
中古英语 flod
from Old English flôd * see pleu-
源自 古英语 flôd *参见 pleu-