- an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land洪水, 水灾：
the flood caused tremendous havoc
这次洪水造成了极大破坏
mass noun people uprooted by drought or flood因干旱或水灾而背井离乡的人们
as modifier a flood barrier.防洪堤。
the Flood
the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race (Gen. 6 ff.)灭世洪水（《创世纪》6 ff.）。
- the inflow of the tide涨潮。
- poetic/literary a river, stream, or sea〈诗/文〉江河, 溪流, 海洋。
- an outpouring of tears or emotion眼泪的涌出; 感情的迸发：
she burst into floods of tears.
她突然泪如泉涌。
- a very large quantity of things or people that appear or need to be dealt with（出现或待处理的）大量的事, 大批人：
a constant flood of callers.
持续不断的来电者。
- short for FLOODLIGHT.FLOODLIGHT的简称。
- with obj. cover or submerge (a place or area) with water in a flood使（地方）淹没在洪水中：
the dam burst, flooding a small town
水坝决口, 淹没了一个小镇
as noun flooding a serious risk of flooding严重的洪水泛滥危险。
- no obj. become covered or submerged in this way被水淹没：
part of the vessel flooded
船部分进水
figurative 〈喻〉Sarah's eyes flooded with tears.
萨拉双眼充满泪水。
- （一般作be flooded out）drive someone out of their home or business with a flood（因洪水）迫使（某人）离开家园（或生意）。
- (of a river or sea) become swollen and overflow (its banks)（江河, 海洋）泛滥：
the river flooded its banks
河水溢出两岸
no obj. the river will flood if it gets much worse.如果情况更坏, 河水将会泛滥。
- overfill the carburettor of (an engine) with petrol, causing the engine to fail to start使（引擎）汽化器溢油（从而无法启动）。
- no obj.(of a woman) experience a uterine haemorrhage子宫出血, 血崩。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities（洪水般）涌现, 涌至：
congratulatory messages flooded in
祝贺信潮涌般寄来
his old fears came flooding back.
他旧时的担心涌上心头。
- with obj. overwhelm or swamp with large amounts or quantities充斥：
our switchboard was flooded with calls.
电话总机来电爆满。
- with obj. fill or suffuse completely把…装满（或充满）：
she flooded the room with light.
她使整个房间通明透亮。
be in (full) flood
- (of a river) be swollen and overflowing its banks（江河）泛滥。
be in full flood
figurative (of a person or action) have gained momentum; be at the height of activity〈喻〉（人, 行动）充满活力; 处于高潮：discussion was already in full flood and refused to be dammed.
讨论进入高潮, 挡也挡不住。