| 单词 | deluge |
| 释义 | deluge (deljuːdʒ ) Word forms: deluges , deluging , deluged 1. countable noun [usually singular] A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post. [+ of] This has brought a deluge of criticism. [+ of] 2. verb [usually passive] If a place or person is deluged with things, a large number of them arrive or happen at the same time. During 1933, Papen's office was deluged with complaints. [be V-ed + with/by] Synonyms: overwhelm, swamp, engulf, overload 3. countable noun A deluge is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge. Synonyms: flood, spate, overflowing, torrent 4. verb If rain deluges a place, it falls very heavily there, sometimes causing floods. [written] At least 150 people died after two days of torrential rain deluged the capital. [VERB noun] Collocations: deluge of information Why not start with tons of data, a deluge of information, and then wade in, searching for patterns and correlations? Times, Sunday Times Everyone agrees that somebody, somewhere, ought to do something to shelter the public from this polluted deluge of information. Times, Sunday Times The deluge of information, has expressed the efforts of work, conveniently gaining access inside the house. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The top of the circus tent was ripped off and sent flying, letting in a deluge of rain that caused thousands of pounds of damage. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Tragedy struck again in 1955, when another thunderstorm burst with a deluge of rain. Times, Sunday Times (2010) About two o'clock in the morning we were overwhelmed with a deluge of rain. A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003) The second warned that the country was about to be hit by a deluge of rain, which wasn't due to stop until the day my trip ended. The Sun (2016) Translations: Chinese: 泛滥, 泛滥 Japanese: 殺到, 殺到する |
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