| 释义 |
flood /flʌd/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 洪水；水灾
The town was destroyed by the floods after the storm. 这座城镇被暴风雨后的洪水冲毁了。
a serious flood 严重的水灾
2. 〈诗〉水；海洋，湖泊，江河
go through fire and flood 赴汤蹈火
3. (流出或发出的)一大阵，一大片，一大批，大量
a flood of rain 一阵大雨
a flood of anger 大发雷霆
a flood of light 一片强光
a flood of words 滔滔不绝的一席话
a flood of foreign visitors 纷至沓来的一大批外宾
She was in a flood of tears. 她泪流如注。
The century was in full flood of invention. 这一世纪有层出不穷的创造发明。
4. 涨潮；潮水的最高点
The tide is nearly at the flood. 潮水几乎已涨到最高点了。
5. 〈口〉泛光(灯)；泛光照明
II ❶ vt.
1. 淹没；(雨水)使河水泛滥
Every spring the river floods the valley. 每年春天河水都要淹没这块谷地。
2. 把…装得过满；使灌满水；浇灌水于
She left the water running and flooded the kitchen. 她任凭水直流，弄得厨房里一片泽国。
flood a burning house 用水喷浇着火的房子
3. (洪水般地) 涌到，涌进，涌满，充满；压倒；充斥
I was flooded with letters. 我埋在信件堆里了。
The corridors were flooded with girls. 走廊上挤满了女孩子。
He flooded his face with anxiety. 他脸上充满焦虑的神情。
a room flooded with sunlight 充满阳光的房间
Music flooded the room. 房间里充满着乐声。
Strawberries flooded the market and prices dropped. 草莓充斥市场，价格下跌。
4. 使(内燃机的汽化器)溢流
5. (因洪水)迫使…离开家园 (out)
Thousands of people were flooded out. 成千上万的人因洪水而背井离乡。
6. 【橄】派数名队员冲入(同一地区)
❷ vi.
1. 为水所淹；泛滥；溢出；(潮水)上涨
Our street floods whenever we have rain. 一下雨，我们这条街道就淹水。
The river has flooded. 河水泛滥了。
Beer flooded from the glass. 啤酒从杯中溢出。
2. (洪水般地)涌流，涌进，涌出；充满；充斥
Settlers flooded from Europe to America in the 19th century. 在19世纪，殖民者们大批从欧洲涌向美洲。
Letters of congratulations flooded in. 大批祝贺信潮涌般寄来。
The sweat flooded out of his pores. 汗水从他的毛孔里直往外冒。
The bright morning sun flooded into the bedroom. 灿烂晨光泻进卧室。
Rock music flooded over the loudspeaker. 喇叭里大声放送着摇滚乐。
3. (内燃机的汽化器)溢流
The motor flooded with gas. 发动机溢油(开不动)了。
4. 【医】患血崩；患月经过多
[<OE flōd; 与 OHG fluot flood, Gr plōtos navigable有关] phr. flood and field 海洋与陆地 in (full) flood 1. (河水)泛滥的； (陆地)被水淹的 2. 来劲了，正起劲，在兴头 The discussion was already in full flood and refused to be dammed. 讨论正热烈，无法让它停止。 the Flood (或 Noah's Flood) (犹太教、 基督教《圣经·创世记》中所说的)灭世洪水 |