flood
verb
noun
flʌd
verb
1
COVER WITH WATER
被水淹
to
cover
a
place
with
water,
or
to
become
covered
with
water
（被）淹没
I,T
Towns
and
cities
all
over
the
country
have
been
flooded.
全国各地的城镇都被淹没了。
The
houses
down
by
the
river
flood
quite
regularly.
沿河的房屋常遭水淹。
2
RIVER
河流
if
a
river
floods,
it
is
too
full,
and
spreads
water
over
the
land
around
it
（使）泛滥
I,T
There
are
now
fears
that
the
river
could
flood.
现在人们担心河水会泛滥。
3
GO/ARRIVE IN LARGE NUMBERS
大量地去/到达
to
arrive
or
go
somewhere
in
large
numbers
〔大量地〕涌到，涌去;
I always + adv/prep
Refugees
are
still
flooding
across
the
border.
仍有大批的难民涌过边界。
Donations
have
been
flooding
in
since
we
launched
the
appeal.
我们发出呼吁后，捐款潮涌而至。
4
flood sth with sth
to
send
a
very
large
number
of
things
to
a
place
or
organization
将某物大量送至某地 （某机构 ）
a
plan
to
flood
the
country
with
forged
banknotes
将大量假钞运送到该国的计划
5
be flooded with sth
to
receive
so
many
letters,
complaints,
or
inquiries
that
you
cannot
deal
with
them
all
easily
大量收到某物
We’ve
been
flooded
with
offers
of
help.
人们纷纷表示愿意为我们提供帮助。
6
flood the market
to
produce
and
sell
a
very
large
number
of
one
type
of
thing,
so
that
the
price
goes
down
〔用某物〕充斥市场〔以造成价格下跌〕
[+
with
]
Car
manufacturers
have
been
accused
of
flooding
the
market
with
cheap
cars.
汽车制造商被指责以廉价汽车充斥市场。
7
LIGHT
光线
if
light
floods
a
place
or
floods
into
it,
it
makes
it
very
light
and
bright
照亮，（使）明亮
I,T
[+
into
]
Light
flooded
into
the
kitchen.
灯光照进了厨房。
flood
sth
with
sth
The
morning
sun
flooded
the
room
with
a
gentle
light.
早晨的太阳把柔和的光洒进了房间。
8
FEELING
感觉
if
a
feeling
or
memory
floods
over
you
or
floods
back,
you
feel
or
remember
it
very
strongly
〔感觉或回忆〕涌上心头
I always + adv/prep,T
[+
over/back
]
I
felt
happiness
and
relief
flooding
over
me.
我感到幸福和宽慰包围了我。
Memories
of
my
time
in
Paris
flooded
back.
我在巴黎生活的记忆又涌了回来。
9
ENGINE
发动机
if
an
engine
floods
or
if
you
flood
it,
it
has
too
much
petrol
in
it,
so
that
it
will
not
start
（使）〔汽油〕满溢
I,T
10
to
be
forced
to
leave
your
home
because
of
floods
因洪水而被迫离开家园
noun
11
a
very
large
amount
of
water
that
covers
an
area
that
is
usually
dry
洪水; 水灾
C,U
The
village
was
cut
off
by
floods.
那个村子因洪水与外界中断了联系。
the
worst
floods
for
over
fifty
years
五十多年来最严重的水灾
12
a
very
large
number
of
things
or
people
that
arrive
at
the
same
time
大量
C
[+
of
]
The
UN
appealed
for
help
with
the
flood
of
refugees
crossing
the
border.
大量难民涌过边界，联合国呼吁援助。
13
in floods of tears
crying
a
lot
泪如雨下
She
came
downstairs
in
floods
of
tears.
她泪流满面地走下楼来。
14
in flood
a
river
that
is
in
flood
has
much
more
water
in
it
than
usual
〔河水〕上涨，泛滥