an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land
洪水,水灾
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the flood caused tremendous havoc 这次洪水造成了极大破坏
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people uprooted by drought or flood 因干旱或水灾而背井离乡的人们
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[as modifier]
a flood barrier. 防洪堤。
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灭世洪水(《创 世纪》6 ff.) 。
the inflow of the tide
涨潮。
〈诗/文〉 江河,溪流,海洋。
an outpouring of tears or emotion
眼泪的涌出;感情的迸发
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she burst into floods of tears. 她突然泪如泉涌。
a very large quantity of things or people that appear or need to be dealt with
(出现或待处理的)大量的事,大批人
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a constant flood of callers. 持续不断的来电者。
short for FLOODLIGHT.
FLOODLIGHT 的简称。
[with obj.]cover or submerge (a place or area) with water in a flood
使(地方)淹没在洪水中
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the dam burst, flooding a small town 水坝决口,淹没了一个小镇
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[as noun
flooding ]a serious risk of flooding 严重的洪水泛滥危险。
[no obj.]become covered or submerged in this way
被水淹没
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part of the vessel flooded 船部分进水
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figurative 〈喻〉Sarah's eyes flooded with tears. 萨拉双眼充满泪水。
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(因洪水)迫使(某人)离开家园(或生意)。
(of a river or sea)become swollen and overflow (its banks)
(江河,海洋)泛滥
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the river flooded its banks 河水溢出两岸
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the river will flood if it gets much worse. 如果情况更坏,河水将会泛滥。
overfill the carburettor of (an engine) with petrol, causing the engine to fail to start
使(引擎)汽化器溢油(从而无法启动)。
[no obj.](of a woman)experience a uterine haemorrhage
子宫出血,血崩。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities
(洪水般)涌现,涌至
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congratulatory messages flooded in 祝贺信潮涌般寄来
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his old fears came flooding back. 他旧时的担心涌上心头。
[with obj.]overwhelm or swamp with large amounts or quantities
充斥
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our switchboard was flooded with calls. 电话总机来电爆满。
[with obj.]fill or suffuse completely
把… 装满(或充满)
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she flooded the room with light. 她使整个房间通明透亮。
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be in (full) flood (of a river) be swollen and overflowing its banks (江河)泛滥 -
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be in full flood )figurative (of a person or action) have gained momentum; be at the height of activity 〈喻〉 (人,行动)充满活力;处于高潮discussion was already in full flood and refused to be dammed. 讨论进入高潮,挡也挡不住
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