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TOEFL BNC: 4100 COCA: 3582

flood

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flood1 /flʌd/ ●●○ W3 verb
1  cover with water 被水淹 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DNWET to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water （被）淹沒
Towns and cities all over the country have been flooded.
全國各地的城鎮都被淹沒了。
The houses down by the river flood quite regularly.
沿河的房屋常遭水淹。
2  river 河流 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DNWATER if a river floods, it is too full, and spreads water over the land around it 泛濫
There are now fears that the river could flood.
現在人們擔心河水會泛濫。
3  go/arrive in large numbers 大量前往/到達 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]GO to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers 〔大量地〕湧到，湧去 SYN pour, flow
Refugees are still flooding across the border.
仍有大批難民湧過邊界。
Donations have been flooding in since we launched the appeal.
我們發出呼籲後，捐款如潮水般湧來。
4  flood something with something to send a very large number of things to a place or organization 將某物大量送至某地[某機構]
a plan to flood the country with forged banknotes
使大量假鈔流入該國的計劃
5  be flooded with something GETto 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.
人們紛紛表示願意爲我們提供幫助。
Examples from the Corpus
be flooded with something• The room was flooded with a soft illumination, cleverly directed at the Gobelin tapestries that lined one wall.• Our switchboard was flooded with calls and thousands bombarded our appeal hotline to pledge donations.• I was flooded with calls just from those few advertisements.• Cleveland trading standards officers were flooded with complaints about the double glazing firm in February.• Following a hard workout, one runner was flooded with images of breaking capillaries.• The Salvator Mundi hospital was flooded with letters and telegrams.• The terraces were flooded with water, reflecting light and colour from the sky.
6  flood the market BBTto produce and sell a very large number of one type of thing, so that the price goes down 〔用某物〕充斥市場〔以造成價格下跌〕
flood the market with
Car manufacturers have been accused of flooding the market with cheap cars.
汽車制造商被指責以廉價汽車充斥市場。
Examples from the Corpus
flood with• Is the restaurant flooding the market with lots of cost-saving coupons?
7  light 光線 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BRIGHT if light floods a place or floods into it, it makes it very light and bright 照亮，（使）明亮
flood into
Light flooded into the kitchen.
光線照亮廚房。
flood something with something
The morning sun flooded the room with a gentle light.
柔和的晨光灑滿房間。
8  feeling 感覺 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC if a feeling or memory floods over you or floods back, you feel or remember it very strongly 〔感覺或回憶〕湧上心頭，湧現
flood over/back
I felt happiness and relief flooding over me.
我感到幸福和寬慰包圍了我。
Memories of my time in Paris flooded back.
在巴黎生活的回憶又湧上我心頭。
9. engine 發動機 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TTC 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〕滿溢
10.flood somebody ↔ out phrasal verbphr v LEAVE A PLACEto force someone to leave their home because of floods 〔洪水〕迫使某人離開家園
Examples from the Corpus
flood out• Forty acres of corn burns up in July or is flooded out or beaten to a pulp by hail.
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flood• After two days of continuous rain, the village was flooded.• Three major rivers have already flooded, and two more are on red alert.• If ozone deterioration persisted, they warned, solar ultraviolet radiation would flood Earth.• Loneliness flooded her as she watched J.D. walk away.• And as she remembered her own vivid imaginings a blush crept up her throat to flood her cheeks with hot colour.• The whole town flooded last summer.• That wild sky and those immaculate rivers come flooding, literally, across the border.• To flood the air with carbon dioxide, the biospherians hauled back the tons of dried grass clippings they had removed earlier.• They believe moves to tighten the gun laws even further could result in even more firearms flooding the black market.• Farmers flood the fields in order to grow rice.• The fire department showed up and flooded the hall with their hoses.• Donations flooded the newspaper and the school.• In the rainy season the river can rise rapidly to flood the valley in a few hours.• Melting snow floods the valleys each spring.• Dust floated in the beams of light that flooded through the fanlight over the front door.• The small room was flooded with light.
flood over/back• All her misgivings came flooding back.• My heart skipped a beat and the fear came flooding back.• She glimpsed smooth skin, but the blood and dirt flooded back in.• Colour flooded back into her life, like magic.• And at once all the warnings flooded back into her mind.• When there are sudden floods over the banks, more sand and mud are deposited, mainly near the river channel.• The stammered words of the Consul flooded back to him.• Once the search area has been widened however, enthusiasm flooded back with a loud response from one of the metal detectors.
Related topics: Nature
flood2 ●●○ noun
1  [countableC, uncountableU]DNWATER a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry 洪水，水災
The village was cut off by floods.
那個村子因洪水而與外界中斷了聯系。
the worst floods for over fifty years
五十多年來最嚴重的水災
2  LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT[countableC] a very large number of things or people that arrive at the same time 大量
flood of
The UN appealed for help with the flood of refugees crossing the border.
大量難民湧過邊界，聯合國呼籲援助。
3  in floods of tears crying a lot 淚如雨下
She came downstairs in floods of tears.
她淚流滿面地走下樓來。
Examples from the Corpus
in floods of tears• It was surprising that she did not feel embarrassed at being caught in floods of tears.• Jane departed in floods of tears and Rosemary duly arrived, in a very bad temper.• I was in floods of tears.
4. in flood DNa river that is in flood has much more water in it than usual 〔河水〕上漲，泛濫
→ flash flood at flash3(1)
Examples from the Corpus
flood• There has been an extensive programme of restorations in Venice since the 1966 flood.• The same would be true if Clinton responds by scaring women about a flood of pro-life Dole-appointed judges.• A flood of refugees poured over the bridge to escape the fighting.• The town was completely destroyed by floods.• They remember vividly how floods once killed hundreds of thousands, and buried villages and temples.• Even an occasional flood would not hurt, he said, because water could be released.• It could provide data for other endeavors and possibly influence government codes regulating flood control.• Helicopters continued to search for others who had climbed trees to escape from the flood waters.• Snapping out of his brief trance, Mungo supposed Stanley was relieved that at least the shop had survived the flood.• Yosemite National Park is restricting access to the Park in order to cope with the flood damage.• The company has employed a number of new staff to cope with the flood of visitors to the site.• What is generating this uncontrollable flood?• the wide flood plains of the River Nile• Last winter, the town suffered the worst floods for fifty years.
flood of refugees• The moves also came amid increased cooperation over immigration issues following a 1994 flood of refugees.• The most immediate threat remains the current drought and the danger of a flood of refugees.
the FloodFlood, then
n1. a story told in the Old Testament of the Bible about a great flood that covered the whole world. According to the story, God caused the Flood because he was angry with the people on Earth and wanted to punish them. He made it rain for 40 days and 40 nights, and most of the people and animals on Earth were killed. Only one man, Noah, and his family were saved. God told Noah to build an ark (=a large boat) and to take two of every kind of animal on the ark with him. When the rain stopped and the water level began to go down, Noah sent out a dove to look for land, and the bird returned carrying an olive branch to show that the land was reappearing.
n2. before the Flood a very long time ago
From Longman Business Dictionary
floodflood1 /flʌd/ verb
1[transitiveT] to send a large number of things such as letters or requests to an organization
flood something with
Dealers flooded Congress with angry letters.
Swiss banks have been flooded with deposits and loan requests from blue-chip American firms.
2[intransitiveI] to arrive in large numbers
flood in/into/across etc
Donations have been flooding in since we launched the appeal.
As his corruption became evident, the usually tolerant Brazilians flooded onto the streets and drove Mr Collor out.
3flood the market to make a product available in large quantities, perhaps with the result that its price falls
Auto-makers have been flooding the market with late-model used cars.
floodflood2 noun [uncountableU]
a large number of things or people that arrive at the same time
flood of
The last-minuteflood of applications means most small investors will probably be allocated fewer than 400 shares.
The flood of credit into the housing market fuelled house-price inflation.
Origin flood2
Old English flod
TOEFL BNC: 4100 COCA: 3582
flood

noun¹

 1large amount of water洪水ADJECTIVE | VERB + FLOOD | FLOOD + VERB | FLOOD + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤catastrophic, devastating, great, severe災難性的／破壞性的／巨大的／兇猛的洪水➤flash驟發的洪水▸➤spring, summer, etc.春季、夏季等洪水VERB + FLOOD➤cause引發洪災◇Heavy rainfall in the mountains caused the floods.山區的暴雨引發了洪災。FLOOD + VERB➤come洪水到來◇No one knew that the flood was coming.沒有人知道洪水就要來了。➤hit sth, strike sth洪水襲擊⋯◇This summer the region was struck by devastating floods.今年夏天這個地區遭受了毀滅性的洪水襲擊。➤inundate sth洪水淹沒⋯◇The fields were inundated by heavy floods.田野被肆虐的洪水淹沒了。➤cause sth洪水引起⋯◇The flood caused widespread destruction.這次洪災造成大面積破壞。➤subside洪水減退◇The floods are slowly subsiding.洪水在慢慢退去。FLOOD + NOUN➤water (usually floodwater or floodwaters) 洪水◇The floodwaters did not begin to recede until September.洪水直到 9 月份才開始消退。➤plain洪泛區➤damage洪澇災害▸➤alert, warning洪水預警／警報➤victim洪災災民▸➤control, defence/defense, prevention, protection, relief防洪；防汛；排澇➤insurance洪災保險PHRASES➤be in (full) flood (especially BrE) 泛濫◇The river was in full flood (= had flooded its banks).河水已經漫過堤岸。
flood

noun²

 2large number/amount大量ADJECTIVE | FLOOD + VERB | VERB + FLOOD | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤great大量▸➤constant持續大量▸➤sudden湧現FLOOD + VERB➤inundate sb/sth大批湧向⋯◇She was inundated by floods of fan mail.她收到了崇拜者雪片般的來信。VERB + FLOOD➤bring, cause造成／引發大量⋯➤release, unleash釋放／放出大批PREPOSITION➤flood of一大批⋯◇a great flood of refugees一大批難民PHRASES➤a flood of memories (especially NAmE) （腦海中）如洪水般湧現的往事◇Writing about St. John's brings back a flood of nostalgic memories.對聖約翰的記述使往事如潮水般湧上心頭。➤in floods of tears (= crying a lot) 淚如泉湧◇The little girl was in floods of tears.小女孩眼淚嘩嘩地流。
flood

verb

VERB + FLOOD | PHRASES VERB + FLOOD➤be liable to易遭水災◇The area near the river is liable to flood.河流附近的地區容易遭水災。PHRASES➤be badly flooded遭嚴重水災◇The town had been badly flooded.這個鎮曾經遭受嚴重水災。➤flood its banks (NAmE) (burst its banks in BrE) 淹沒⋯的堤岸◇The river had flooded its banks.河水已漫過堤岸。
TOEFL BNC: 4100 COCA: 3582
flood noun
⇨ flood 1 (The rain caused floods.) ⇨ flood 2 (a flood of calls/tears)flood verb
⇨ flood (a cellar floods) ⇨ light 2 (flooded with light) ⇨ overwhelm (flooded with requests) ⇨ soak (The river flooded the valley.) ⇨ surge (Letters came flooding in.)flood1

noun

 The rain caused floods. 降雨引發了洪水。a flood of calls/refugees/tears 接連不斷的電話；難民潮；淚如雨下flood ♦︎ torrent ♦︎ flash flood ♦︎ tidal wave ♦︎ deluge ♦︎ tsunamiThese are all words for a very large amount of water moving quickly or in a place which is usually dry. 這些詞均表示洪水、急流、洪流。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a great flood / torrent◆to cause a flood / flash flood / tidal wave / tsunami◆floods / flash floods / a tidal wave / a tsunami hit / hits sth◆a flood / tidal wave / tsunami destroys sth◆a torrent / deluge of rain■ flood [countable, uncountable] a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry 洪水；水災◆The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country.暴雨使全國很多地方洪水泛濫。◆The building was evacuated as flood water filled the basement.洪水灌滿了地下室，樓裏的居民撤離了。◆ (especially BrE) The river is in flood (= has more water in it than normal and has caused a flood).河水泛濫。  see also flood ⇨ soak verb ■ torrent ˈtɒrənt; NAmE ˈtɔːrənt, ˈtɑːrənt [countable] a large amount of water moving very quickly 急流；湍流；洪流◆After the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent.冬雨過後，溪流湍急。◆The rain was coming down in torrents.大雨如注。▸ torrential təˈrenʃl

adjective

◆torrential rain傾盆大雨■ ˈflash flood [countable] a sudden flood of water caused by heavy rain （暴雨引起的）暴洪◆More than 80 people were feared dead last night after flash floods, the worst in 34 years.昨夜發生了34年來最嚴重的暴洪災害，80餘人恐已喪生。■ ˌtidal ˈwave ˈtaɪdl [countable] a very large ocean wave, especially one caused by an earthquake or a volcano erupting 潮汐波；潮浪；海嘯◆According to one account, the explosion caused a tidal wave 65 feet high.有種說法稱爆炸激起了高達65英尺的潮浪。  see also wave ⇨ wave noun 1 ■ deluge ˈdeljuːdʒ [countable, usually singular] (especially written) a sudden very heavy fall of rain 暴雨；豪雨◆The earlier deluge had given way to more normal rain.先前的暴雨已減弱爲一般的降水。■ tsunami tsuːˈnɑːmi [countable] a very large ocean wave caused, for example, by an earthquake or a volcano erupting 海嘯◆The tsunami caused immeasurable damage.海嘯造成了不可估量的損失。NOTE 辨析 Tidal wave or tsunami?The correct scientific term for a very large ocean wave caused by an earthquake is tsunami or seismic sea wave. Technically, a tidal wave is caused by the pull of the moon and the sun that causes the tides. However, in popular, non-technical language, tidal wave is usually used to mean tsunami. 表示“海嘯”的正確科學術語是tsunami或seismic sea wave。科學上認爲，tidal wave由引發潮汐的月球和太陽的引力導致。不過，在通俗的非專業用語中，tidal wave通常用來指tsunami。flood2

noun

 The rain caused floods. 降雨引發了洪水。a flood of calls/refugees/tears 接連不斷的電話；難民潮；淚如雨下flood ♦︎ stream ♦︎ barrage ♦︎ shower ♦︎ battery ♦︎ torrent ♦︎ hail ♦︎ outpouring ♦︎ volleyThese are all words for the movement of a large amount of sth, or a large number of things or people that arrive or happen at the same time. 這些詞均表示人或事物的一大批、一大群、一連串。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a flood / stream / torrent of words◆a flood / stream of calls◆a flood / barrage of complaints◆a stream / barrage / torrent of abuse◆a barrage / torrent / hail of criticism◆a barrage / battery / volley of questions◆floods / a torrent of tears◆a torrent / an outpouring of emotion◆a shower / hail / volley of arrows / bullets / stones◆a hail / volley of shots / fire◆a constant / continuous stream / barrage of sth◆to unleash a flood / barrage / torrent / volley of sth■ flood [countable] (usually followed by of 通常後接of) a very large amount of sth or number of things or people that appear at the same time 大批，大量（人或事物）◆They took on temporary workers in anticipation of a flood of calls.他們預料會有大量的來電，就僱用了臨時工。◆Authorities are struggling to cope with the flood of refugees.當局正在努力應付難民潮。◆The child was in floods of tears (= crying a lot).小孩哭得淚人兒似的。  see also flood ⇨ overwhelm verb , flood ⇨ surge verb ■ stream [countable] (always followed by of 總是後接of) a large amount of sth or number of things that happen one after the other 一連串，接二連三，源源不斷（的事情）◆She had to deal with a constant stream of enquiries.她不得不應付接連不斷的詢問。◆He let loose a stream of insults and obscenities.他破口大罵，吐出一連串髒話。◆The agency provided me with a steady stream of work.這個介紹所讓我不斷有活幹。ⓘ A stream can also be a continuous flow of people or vehicles. * stream亦可指人流或車流。   see also stream ⇨ flow verb ■ barrage ˈbærɑːʒ; NAmE bəˈrɑːʒ [singular] (usually followed by of 通常後接of) a large number or amount of sth, for example questions or comments, that are directed at sb very quickly, one after the other, often in an aggressive way 接二連三的一大堆（質問或指責等）◆She had not been prepared to face this barrage of questions.她還沒準備好應付這些連珠炮似的問題。■ shower [countable, usually singular] (usually followed by of 通常後接of) (written) a large number or amount of sth that falls together 一大批；一陣；一連串◆A log in the fire broke and fell, sending out a shower of sparks.火中的一根原木斷裂倒下，迸發出一串火星。  see also shower ⇨ scatter verb ■ battery [countable, usually singular] (always followed by of 總是後接of) a large number of things of the same type （同類的）一系列，一批，一群◆A whole battery of measures was tried in an attempt to get them to give up cigarettes.爲了讓他們戒煙，嘗試采取了一整套措施。ⓘ Collocates of battery in this meaning include questions, tests and measures. 表達此義時，battery的搭配詞有question、test和measure。■ torrent ˈtɒrənt; NAmE ˈtɔːrənt, ˈtɑːrənt [countable] (usually followed by of 通常後接of) a large number or amount of words or emotion that comes suddenly and violently （話語或感情的）迸發，狂潮◆A torrent of words poured out as thoughts raced around in his head.他腦子裏飛速地轉着好幾個念頭，滔滔不絕的話語脫口而出。◆She was subjected to a torrent of abuse.她遭到了連珠炮似的謾罵。■ hail [singular] (always followed by of 總是後接of) (written) a lot of bullets, stones or arrows that fall somewhere at the same time; a lot of criticism that is directed at sb/sth 一陣彈雨（或亂石、亂箭）；一陣猛烈的批評◆A passer-by was caught in the hail of bullets.一個過路人身陷彈雨之中。◆The attempt to bring in new legislation was met by a hail of criticism.訂立新法規的提議遭到了猛烈的批評。■ outpouring ˈaʊtpɔːrɪŋ [countable] (written) a strong and sudden expression of feeling; a large amount of sth produced in a short time （感情的）迸發，傾瀉；湧現；噴湧◆Her death prompted huge outpourings of grief.她的死令人悲恸欲絕。◆His early career was characterized by a remarkable outpouring of new ideas.他入行之初有個特點：新點子層出不窮。■ volley [countable, usually singular] a lot of bullets, stones or arrows that are fired or thrown at the same time; a lot of questions, comments or insults that are directed at sb quickly one after the other 一陣彈雨（或亂石、亂箭）；一連串的質問（或評論、辱罵）◆A volley of shots rang out.一排子彈呼嘯而出。◆Police fired a volley over the heads of the crowd.警察朝人群頭頂上方射出一排子彈。◆She faced a volley of angry questions from her mother.她遭到母親一連串憤怒的質問。NOTE 辨析 Hail or volley?A hail of bullets, arrows, stones, shots or fire is usually considered from the point of view of the person or people it falls on: sb might be caught, killed or die in a hail of bullets. A volley is usually considered from the point of view of the people who fire it. * a hail of bullets/arrows/stones/shots/fire通常是從子彈等的攻擊對象的角度來考慮，可以說be caught/be killed/die in a hail of bullets。volley通常是從開火者、弓箭手或投石者的角度來考慮。 flood

verb

flood ♦︎ overflow ♦︎ spill over (sth) ♦︎ burst its banksThese words all refer to rivers or containers which are so full that the contents go over the sides. 這些詞均表示漫出、溢出。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a river floods / overflows / bursts its banks◆a river overflows / bursts its banks◆tears overflow / spill over■ flood [intransitive] to become filled or covered with water; (of a river) to become so full that it spreads out onto the land around it 灌滿水；（河流）泛濫◆The cellar floods whenever it rains heavily.只要一下大雨地窖就淹水。◆When the Ganges floods, it causes considerable damage.恒河泛濫時往往造成嚴重損害。   see also flood ⇨ soak verb ■ overflow ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ [intransitive, transitive](of a container or river) to be so full that the contents go over the sides （容器或河流）漫出，溢出◆The bath is overflowing!浴缸溢水了！◆ (figurative) Her heart overflowed with love.她的心裏充滿了愛。◆If it keeps raining the river could overflow its banks.如果雨一直不停，河水有可能漲出堤岸。■ ˌspill ˈover■ ˌspill ˈover sth

phrasal verb

(spilled, spilled; BrE also spilt, spilt)to go over the sides, edge or surface of sth, especially a container 灑出，溢出（尤指容器）◆The bag was so full of presents that it was spilling over.袋子裏裝滿了禮物，都要散落出來了。◆The tears spilled over and trickled down her cheeks.她的眼淚溢出眼眶，順着面頰流了下來。◆A few drops of wine spilled over the edge of her glass.幾滴葡萄酒溢出了她的酒杯。◆She lay with her hair spilling over the pillow.她躺着，頭發披散在枕頭上。■ ˌburst its ˈbanks

idiom

(burst, burst)(of a river) to flood suddenly or dramatically （河流）決堤◆Many sheep were swept to their deaths when the river burst its banks after rising eight feet overnight.河水在一夜之間上漲8英尺後決堤，許多羊被沖走淹死了。
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