1 to fill a place with water; to be filled or covered with water 淹没;泛滥:
I left the taps on and flooded the bathroom.我忘了关水龙头,结果弄得浴室里满地都是水。The River Trent floods almost every year.特伦特河几乎年年泛滥。
2 [I] flood in/into/out of sth to go somewhere in large numbers 如潮水般涌至:
Since the television programme was shown, phone calls have been flooding into the studio.自这个电视节目播出以来,电视台已接到了大批电话。
3 [I,T] (used about a thought, feeling, etc) to fill sb's mind suddenly (指思想、感觉等)突然充满心中,涌现:
At the end of the day all his worries came flooding back.一天快要过去的时候,他又突然牵挂重重。
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/flʌd ||; flʌd/noun[C]
1 a large amount of water that has spread from a river, the sea, etc that covers an area which should be dry 洪水;水灾:
Many people have been forced to leave their homes because of the floods.很多人因为洪水被逼离开家园。☞Look at flash flood. 参看flash flood。
2a flood (of sth) a large number or amount 大量:
She received a flood of letters after the accident.意外发生后,她收到大批来信。
flood1/flʌd; flʌd/v 1 [I,T] to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water (被)淹没: The river floods the valley every spring. 每年春天河水泛滥淹没山谷。The basement flooded and everything got soaked. 地下室遭水淹﹐东西全都湿透了。2 [I] to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers〔大量地〕涌到﹐涌去: +in/into/across Refugees flooded across the border. 难民涌过边境。3 be flooded with sth to receive so many letters, complaints etc, that you cannot deal with them all 大量收到某物〔指信件﹑投诉等〕: After the show, they were flooded with calls from angry viewers. 节目播出后﹐他们接到愤怒的观众不断打来的电话。4 [I] if a feeling or memory floods over you or floods back, you feel it or remember it very strongly〔感觉或记忆〕涌上心头: +over A feeling of relief flooded over me. 我深感宽慰。+back I saw her picture the other day, and it all came flooding back. 那天我看到了她的照片﹐种种往事涌上心头。5 flood the market to sell something in very large quantities, so that the price goes down 充斥市场〔以致价格下跌〕6 [I] if light floods into a place, it becomes full of light〔光〕照亮: +in/into Sunlight flooded in through the kitchen window. 阳光透过厨房窗户洒了进来。
flood2n [C] 1 a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry 洪水﹔水灾: Their homes were washed away by floods. 他们的家被大水冲走了。the worst floods in 50 years 50 年来最严重的水灾2 flood of sth a very large number of things or people that arrive at the same time〔同时涌来的〕大量的某物: We’ve had a flood of inquiries. 我们接到了大量的询问。
floodfloodfloods1noun1When there is a flood, a lot of water covers the land: Many homes were destroyed in the flood.2a lot of something: The child was in floods of tears (= crying a lot).floodfloodfloodsfloodedflooding2verb (floods, flooding, flooded)to fill a place with water; to be filled or covered with water: A pipe burst and flooded the kitchen.