plural floods
plural floods
Learner's definition of FLOOD
1
[count] : a large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry洪水；水灾 -
A flood inundated the whole area.洪水淹没了整个地区。
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the devastating flood of 1936*1936年的大洪灾
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The water has risen to flood level.水位已上升到了洪水警戒线。
2
the Flood : a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah大洪水（圣经中描述的诺亚时期泛滥全球的洪水）
3
[singular] : a large amount of things that come or happen at the same time（如潮水般涌来的）大量，大批 -
We've received a flood of mail.我们收到了涌来的大量信件。
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a flood of phone calls接二连三的电话
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a flood of criticism如潮水般涌来的批评
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a flood of tears泪流如注
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Seeing her again brought back a flood of memories.再次见到她，回忆如潮水般涌上心头。
in flood
◊ A river that is in flood has so much water in it that it may flow over its banks and flood the land next to it.河水泛滥
◊ The phrase in full flood is sometimes used figuratively to describe the time when something is most active, successful, etc.（有时用作比喻）鼎盛时期
2 flood /ˈflʌd/ verb
floods; flooded; flooding
floods; flooded; flooding
Learner's definition of FLOOD
1
a : to cover (land) with a flood淹没 [+ object]
[no object]
b [no object] : to become filled or covered by a flood被淹没 2 [+ object]
a : to fill (something) completely充满 b : to cause (something) to receive or take in a large amount of things at the same time使充满 3
[no object] : to go or come in large numbers or as a large amount大量涌来；大量涌去 -
The phone calls have been flooding in.电话接二连三地打进来。
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Refugees flooded into the camp.难民们涌入营地。
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Light flooded into the room.这个房间光线充足。
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Memories came flooding into my mind.回忆如潮水般涌入我的脑海。
4
: to cause too much fuel to go into (an engine)（使）溢流 [+ object]
[no object]