(Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings
同义词:Noah's flood, Noachian deluge, Noah and the Flood
the Flood例句
The tide is at the flood.
潮水正在高涨。
Several houses were carried away during the flood.
很多房子在洪水中被冲走了。
The flood gradually subsided.
洪水正逐渐退去。
This story is about people anterior to the flood.
这个故事是关于洪水时期以前的人们的。
The flood did a lot of damage to the crops.
洪水毁坏了大量农作物。
Can I enlist your help in collecting money for the people made homeless by the flood?