flood [ flʌd ]

n.

洪水, 水灾

涨潮[水], 泛滥; 潮水最高点

充溢, 大量, 滔滔不绝; 奔放; 狂流

[诗]江, 河, 湖, 海

【常用短语】

(=flood light)[口]泛光灯, 探照灯

[the Flood ](=Noah's Flood)【宗】(基督教《圣经》中所说的)大洪水

a flood of anger

一股怒气

floods of rain

倾盆大雨

floods of ink

连篇累牍

a flood of light

一大片强光

a flood of people

人潮如涌

a flood of words

口若悬河

a flood of tears

泪如泉涌

go through fire and flood

赴汤蹈火

【习惯用语】

at the flood 涨潮; 在最有利的时机

before the Flood 上古时代(指《圣经》上诺亚时代的大洪水期)

in flood (陆地)一片汪洋

row against the flood 逆水行舟; 在逆境中艰苦工作

stem the flood 力挽狂澜

take(the tide) at the flood 利用有利时机

throw a flood of light on sth. 充分阐明

flood and field 海陆

flood in 大量地涌到

flood onto 大量地涌到

flood out 淹没 (洪水)迫使(某人)背井离乡

flood with 使充满

【词性变化】word-activity

vt., vi.

泛滥；淹没

The river flooded the valley.

河水淹没了河谷。

（常与in, through连用）大量涌来，涌到；冲进

The pond was in flood.

池塘里的水泛滥了。

Applications flooded in.

申请书大量涌来。

溢满；覆满

The room was flooded with light.

室内一片灯光。

In the past few decades foreign goods flooded the markets of the developing countries.

过去的几十年中洋货充斥着发展中国家的市场。

Warmth flooded my heart.

我心里热呼呼的。

n.

水闸门

【近义词】synonym

deluge

drench

inundate

overfill

overflow

oversupply

【背句子记单词】

A heavy flood caused the collapse of the bridge.

大洪水于桥倒塌了。

We fortressed the city against the anticipated flood.

我们加强了那个城市的防洪措施。

He that will catch eel must disturb the flood.

混水摸鱼。