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单词 flood
释义
flood
verb
uk
/flʌd/us
/flʌd/

floodverb(COVER WITH WATER)

B1[IorT]
tocausetofillorbecomecoveredwithwater,especiallyin a way thatcausesproblems:
（使）充满水；（使）淹没
Ourwashingmachinebrokedownyesterdayand flooded thekitchen.我们的洗衣机昨天坏了，把厨房里弄得到处是水。
Thewholetownflooded when theriverburstitsbanks.河水决堤，整个镇子都淹了。
Severalfamilieslivingby theriverwere floodedout(=forcedtoleavetheirhousesbecause theybecamecoveredwithwater).住在河边的几户人家因洪水被迫撤离。
More examples
  • When theriverflooded, thefootbridgewassweptaway.
  • Theriverburstitsbanksand flooded thesurroundingfields.
  • Heleftthebathrunningand flooded thebathroom.
  • Theseverecoldcausedawatermaintoburstand flood thestreet.
  • Thiscoastalareafloods everyyear, so thelocalpeoplebuildtheirhousesonstilts.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Floods, tides & currents
  • current
  • eddy
  • flash flood
  • flooded
  • floodplain
  • gyre
  • high tide
  • high water mark
  • inundation
  • longshore drift
  • low-water mark
  • overwhelm
  • tidal
  • tidally
  • tide table
  • tidemark
  • turbulence
  • turbulent
  • water
  • waterline
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing

floodverb(ARRIVE)

B2[Iusually+ adv/prep,T]
tofillorenteraplaceinlargenumbersoramounts:
大量涌入；蜂拥而至；挤满；充斥
Donations are floodingintothehomelessshelter.收容所收到大量捐赠。
Shedrewback thecurtainsand thesunlightcame floodingin.她拉开窗帘，阳光倾泻进来。
Japanesecarshave flooded themarket(= a lot of them are onsale).日本汽车已经充斥了市场。
He was floodedwith(=suddenlyfelta lot of)joywhen his firstchildwasborn.第一个孩子出生时，他满心欢喜。
For Proust, thetasteof a madeleinebroughtchildhoodmemoriesfloodingback(= made himsuddenlyremembera lot of things).对于普鲁斯特来说，玛德琳蛋糕的味道让他回忆起许多童年往事。
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  • Wearingscarvesandhatswhichproclaimedtheirallegiance, thefootballfansflooded into thebar.
  • There are fewjobsfor thepeasantswho have flooded into thecitiesfrom thepoverty-strickencountrysideinsearchofwork.
  • Offers ofhelphave been flooding in sincenewsof thedisasterfirstemerged.
  • Messages ofsupporthave been flooding in since sheannouncedherdecisiontostandforpresident.
  • Memories ofchildhoodflooded back as shelookedthrough thephotographs.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Filling and completing
  • backfill
  • box ticking
  • brick
  • brick upsomething
  • brim
  • fill
  • gas
  • jam
  • overcrowd
  • overrun
  • pack
  • packsomething/somewhereout
  • permeate
  • pervade
  • round
  • stuffing
  • suffuse
  • supersaturated
  • takesomethingup
  • tank up
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Phrasal verb

floodsomethingwithsomething
flood
noun
uk
/flʌd/us
/flʌd/

floodnoun(WATER)

B1[CorU]
alargeamountofwatercoveringanareathat is usuallydry:
洪水
After the flood it tookweeksfor thewaterlevelto go down.洪水过去几个星期后，水位才回落。
Theriverisinflood(=waterhasflowedoveritsbanks)again.河水又泛滥了。
picture of flood
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in floods of tearsUK
cryinga lot:
泪雨滂沱
Ifoundher in floods oftearsin thetoilets.我发现她在洗手间里哭得像个泪人似的。
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the Flood
(in theBible) a floodsentbyGodthatcoveredthewholeearthas apunishment
（《圣经》中的）灭世洪水
More examples
  • Therecentflood hassweptaway thefootbridge.
  • You shouldcheckyourpolicytoseeif you'recoveredfor flooddamage.
  • After the flood, nothingremainedof thevillage.
  • The floodsleftthousands ofpeopledestitute.
  • Peoplelivinginlow-lyingareaswereevacuatedbecause of the floods.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Floods, tides & currents
  • current
  • eddy
  • flash flood
  • flooded
  • floodplain
  • gyre
  • high tide
  • high water mark
  • inundation
  • longshore drift
  • low-water mark
  • overwhelm
  • tidal
  • tidally
  • tide table
  • tidemark
  • turbulence
  • turbulent
  • water
  • waterline
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The Bible - people, events & places

floodnoun(LARGE AMOUNT)

C2[C]
alargeamountornumberof something:
大批；大量
A floodofcheapimportshas come into thecountry.大量廉价进口商品进入了这个国家。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Masses and large amounts of things
  • accumulation
  • any number ofthingsidiom
  • armload
  • backlog
  • bolus
  • foam
  • hulk
  • logjam
  • many
  • motherlode
  • multi-million
  • multitude
  • pile
  • stack
  • the lion's shareidiom
  • tsunami
  • wave after/upon waveidiom
  • wedge
  • welter
  • wodge
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Idiom

before the Flood
(Definition offloodfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

flood| American Dictionary

flood
verb[I/T]
us
/flʌd/

floodverb[I/T](COVER WITH WATER)

tofillorbecomecoveredwithwateror tocausethis tohappento something:
[T]Aburstpipeflooded thebathroom.
[I]Thebasementsof manydowntownbuildingswould floodwheneveritrained.

floodverb[I/T](FILL)

tofillor befilledwith alargeamountor too much of something:
[Ialways+ adv/prep]Sunlight floods in through askylightin theceiling.
[Ialways+ adv/prep]In the 1960s, Cubanimmigrantsbeganto flood into Florida.
[T]We don’twantthem to flood themarketwithcheapimports.
If you flood anengine, youfillit with so muchfuelthat it will notstart.
flood
noun[C]
us
/flʌd/

floodnoun[C](LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER)

alargeamountofwatercoveringanareathat is usuallydry:
Kingston washeavilydamagedby a flood.

floodnoun[C](LARGE AMOUNT OF SOMETHING)

alargeamountornumberof something:
Planners arehopingfor a flood ofvisitorswhen thecenteropens.
He wasfilledwith a flood of newemotions.
(Definition offloodfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

flood| Business English

flood
verb[IorT]
uk
/flʌd/us
toenterorleaveaplaceinlargenumbersoramounts:
Recordpublicspending,fueledby highoilprices, is flooding the country'sflourishingeconomywithcash.
Electronicgadgetshaveflooded themarketinrecentyears.
flood in from somewhereTurnovercontinuestoincreaseasordersflood in from around theworld.
flood into/out of sthForeignmoneyhas been flooding into the Londonpropertymarketfor severalyearsnow.
[T,usually passive]
tosendsomething such asletters,emails, orrequestsinlargenumbersto apersonororganization:
Unwantedemail– orspam– is floodinginboxesat anunprecedentedrate.
be flooded with orders/requests/callsThephonelineswere flooded withcallsfromworriedandangryconsumers.
flood sth with sthOverseasstudentscontinueto floodcollegeswithapplicationsforcourses.
flood
noun[C]
uk
/flʌd/us
alargenumberoramountofpeopleor things:
Fundmanagersaresurprisedhowquicklythetrickleofmoneyleavingthecountryhasbecomea flood.
a flood of sthAbumperharvestcoupledwith a flood ofimportshavepushedthepriceofsugarlower.
(Definition offloodfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflood

flood
A variety of ' loyal ' complaints and petitions flooded into government offices to complement this underhand resistance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the rainy season in particular, potholes, floods, swamps and filth make it extremely difficult for cars and trucks to ply the roads.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, while music culture is flooded by the latest technology, the need for a defence against oversimplification has grown.
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The region is characterized by tropical seasonally flooded savannas.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The precise sense of gelad may have been 'water-crossing liable to be rendered impassable by flooding'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Effects of flooding on memories of patients with posttraumatic stress disorder.
From theCambridge English Corpus
During the 1931 survey it was noticed that these belts frequently formed the highwater-mark of the floods.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Late water floods can be used to lower pesticide inputs but the success of this practice is dependent on many variables36,38.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nevertheless, some relatively small differences were detected in the degree of secondary dormancy induced in each population by flooding.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Frequency of flooding which covered seedling census plots did not differ among the sites.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Studies began 1 y before the onset of forest fragmentation and encompassed the first 3 y after flooding.
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More than 90% of the landscape is terra firme, although small periodically flooded areas also occur.
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The response of fishes to periodic spring floods in a southeastern stream.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He also noted sudden thickening of coals along zones adjacent to belts of thin coal, which was ascribed to redeposition by flooding.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Each island was classified according to the amount of water in the soil (flooded, wet or moist) and by the island form (elliptical or long).
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithflood

flood

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annual flood
In their natural state, floodplains support diverse wildlife habitats, fisheries, and forests, whose productivity depend critically on theannualfloodcycle.
From theCambridge English Corpus
catastrophic flood
We had our firstcatastrophicfloodin 1953.
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devastating flood
The bridge stood until adevastatingfloodwashed out the supports in 1998, carrying away the bridge.
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