flood

[flʌd]

v.淹没, 充满
n.洪水

例句与用法：

Japanese cars have flooded the American market.

日本汽车已充斥美国市场。

The office was flooded with complaints.

办事处收到如洪水般涌至的投诉信件。

The tide is at the flood.

潮水正在高涨。

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。

Applications flooded into the office.

申请书像潮水般涌进办公室。

The town was destroyed by the floods after the storm.

暴风雨后的洪水冲毁了这座城镇。

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。

Every spring the river floods the valley.

每年春天河水把山谷淹没。

词形变化：

动词过去式: flooded | 动词过去分词: flooded | 动词现在分词: flooding | 动词第三人称单数: floods |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 洪水, 水灾[P1]

In 1975, the floods in that area made 233, 000 people homeless.

一九七五年该地区的洪水使得二十三万三千人无家可归。

2. 一大批, 大量[(+of)]

He received a flood of grateful telegrams and letters.

他收到大量表示感谢的电报和信件。

3. 涨潮, 满潮

vt.

1. 淹没; 使泛滥

The rice fields were flooded.

稻田被淹没了。

2. 涌到, 涌进

3. 充满, 充斥[(+with)]

Their bedroom was flooded with sunshine.

他们的卧室充满阳光。

vi.

1. 为水淹没; 溢出

The river floods in the spring.

这条河春天河水泛滥。

2. (大量地)涌进; 涌出, 喷出; 充斥[Q]

Letters of complaint flooded in.

投诉的信件潮涌般寄来。

短语词组：

in flood

1. 泛滥的

The river was in flood after the heavy rain.

大雨过后河水泛滥了。