deluged
past simple and past participle ofdeluge
| 单词 | deluged |
| 释义 | deluged past simple and past participle ofdeluge deluge verb[Tusually passive] uk/ˈdel.juːdʒ/us/ˈdel.juːdʒ/tocoversomething with a lot ofwater: Thecitywas deluged when theriverburstitsbanks. figurativeWe've been delugedwith(= havereceiveda lot of)replies. Wet weather & wetness
Examplesofdelugeddeluged In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They were successful because they used literate, educated men as lawyers and letter writers, anddelugeddifferent branches of the colonial state with their concerns. From theCambridge English Corpus They weredelugedby the new legislation being broadcast to the provinces, much of it impossible to apply in practice. From theCambridge English Corpus If the contexts are too general, the designer will bedelugedwith irrelevant requirements. From theCambridge English Corpus We aredelugedby statutory regulations and it is a matter of very great concern to the business community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have beendelugedwith social studies and economic advice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have not beendelugedwith letters of support, but we have certainly had almost no evidence of hostility to change. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The ombudsman should not bedelugedby day-to-day matters of the supervision of individual pensions schemes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Tinned herring have been thoroughly spoiled for anyone with any sense of taste by beingdelugedin cheap tomato sauce. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He isdelugedwith letters from people in this country who want help. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one wishes to see the commissiondelugedwith work on sentence cases to the detriment of its work on possible wrongful convictions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the light of that, one can understand why this place has beendelugedby 60,000 workers today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is on the point that this blatant party political propaganda was unsolicited by the schools which have beendelugedwith booklets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Problems arise only when - as sometimes happens - a country such as this one isdelugedwith too much money. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We aredelugedby it; it is in the air, and all around us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have beendelugedby mail on this subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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