单词 | deluge |
释义 | deluge n 1 (a) great flood or rush of water 洪水; 大水流 When the snow melts, the mountain stream becomes a deluge. 雪融化时, 山间溪流变成山洪暴发. (b) heavy fall of rain 大暴雨; 倾盆大雨 I got caught in the deluge on the way home. 我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨. 2 (fig 比喻) great quantity of sth that comes all at once 同时涌来的大量事物 a deluge of work, words, letters 涌来的大量工作、 滔滔不绝的话、 纷至沓来的信件. deluge, v [esp passive 尤用於被动语态: Tn, Tn.pr] 1 ~ sth (with sth) flood sth (with sth) (以某物)淹没某物 The town was deluged with thick slimy mud. 该城到处都是又厚又黏的泥. 2 ~ sb/sth (with sth) (fig 比喻) send or give sb/sth a very large quantity of sth (事物)涌现 I was deluged with phone calls. 我的电话应接不暇. We advertised the job and were deluged with applications. 我们登出了这项工作的广告, 收到的申请书不计其数. |
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