flood

名词 flood:

1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
   同义词：inundation, deluge, alluvion
2. an overwhelming number or amount
   同义词：inundation, deluge, torrent
3. light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
   同义词：floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
4. a large flow
   同义词：overflow, outpouring
5. the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
   同义词：flowage
6. the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) -Shakespeare
   同义词：flood tide, rising tide

动词 flood:

1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
   同义词：deluge, inundate, swamp
2. cover with liquid, usually water
3. supply with an excess of
   同义词：oversupply, glut
4. become filled to overflowing

1. Japanese cars have flooded the American market.
   日本汽车已充斥美国市场。
2. The office was flooded with complaints.
   办事处收到如洪水般涌至的投诉信件。
3. The tide is at the flood.
   潮水正在高涨。
4. Half the village were flooded out by a burst water main.
   由於总水管破裂，半数村民被迫离开了家。
5. Applications flooded into the office.
   申请书像潮水般涌进办公室。
6. The town was destroyed by the floods after the storm.
   暴风雨后的洪水冲毁了这座城镇。
7. Settlers flooded from Europe to America in the 19th century.
   十九世纪欧洲移民纷纷涌到了美国。
8. Every spring the river floods the valley.
   每年春天河水把山谷淹没。