英语词汇“flood”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

flood n. [countable]

a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged.
any great outpouring or stream:a flood of tears.
Bible the Flood, the great deluge recorded in the Bible as having occurred in the time of Noah.

to cover with or as if with a flood: [~ + object]The river flooded the town.[no object]The basement flooded with water.
to overwhelm with an abundance of something: [~ + object]flooded Congress with mail.[no object]Tourists flooded into town.

flood n.

a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged.
any great outpouring or stream:a flood of tears.
Bible the Flood, the universal deluge recorded as having occurred in the days of Noah. Gen. 7.
Oceanographythe rise or flowing in of the tide (opposed to ebb).
a floodlight.
[Archaic.]a large body of water.

v.t.

to overflow in or cover with a flood;
fill to overflowing:Don't flood the bathtub.
to cover or fill, as if with a flood:The road was flooded with cars.
to overwhelm with an abundance of something:to be flooded with mail.
Automotiveto supply too much fuel to (the carburetor), so that the engine fails to start.
to floodlight.

v.i.

to flow or pour in or as if in a flood.
to rise in a flood;
overflow.
Pathology
- to suffer uterine hemorrhage, esp. in connection with childbirth.
- to have an excessive menstrual flow.

bef. 900; Middle English flod (noun, nominal), Old English flōd; cognate with Gothic flōdus, Old High German fluot (German Flut)

flood′a•ble, adj.
flood′er, n.
flood′less, adj.
flood′like′, adj.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Flood, flash flood, deluge, freshet, inundation refer to the overflowing of normally dry areas, often after heavy rains. Flood is usually applied to the overflow of a great body of water, as, for example, a river, although it may refer to any water that overflows an area:a flood along the river; a flood in a basement.A flash flood is one that comes so suddenly that no preparation can be made against it; it is usually destructive, but begins almost at once to subside:a flash flood caused by a downpour.Deluge suggests a great downpouring of water, sometimes with destruction:The rain came down in a deluge.Freshet suggests a small, quick overflow such as that caused by heavy rains:a freshet in an abandoned watercourse.Inundation, a literary word, suggests the covering of a great area of land by water:the inundation of thousands of acres.
8, 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inundate, deluge.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

flood /flʌd/ n

the inundation of land that is normally dry through the overflowing of a body of water, esp a river
the state of a river that is at an abnormally high level (esp in the phrase in flood)
Related adjective(s): diluvial
a great outpouring or flow: a flood of words
the rising of the tide from low to high water
(as modifier): the flood tide
Compare ebb
short for floodlight

(of water) to inundate or submerge (land) or (of land) to be inundated or submerged
to fill or be filled to overflowing, as with a flood
(intransitive) to flow; surge: relief flooded through him
to supply an excessive quantity of petrol to (a carburettor or petrol engine) or (of a carburettor, etc) to be supplied with such an excess
(intransitive) to rise to a flood; overflow
(intransitive) to bleed profusely from the uterus, as following childbirth

Etymology: Old English flōd; related to Old Norse flōth, Gothic flōdus, Old High German fluot flood, Greek plōtos navigable; see flow, float

Flood /flʌd/ n

the Flood ⇒ the flood extending over all the earth from which Noah and his family and livestock were saved in the ark. (Genesis 7–8); the Deluge

Flood /flʌd/ n

Henry. 1732–91, Anglo-Irish politician: leader of the parliamentary opposition to English rule

单词	flood
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 flood /flʌd/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged. any great outpouring or stream:a flood of tears. Bible the Flood, the great deluge recorded in the Bible as having occurred in the time of Noah. v. to cover with or as if with a flood: [~ + object]The river flooded the town.[no object]The basement flooded with water. to overwhelm with an abundance of something: [~ + object]flooded Congress with mail.[no object]Tourists flooded into town. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 flood (flud),USA pronunciation n. a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged. any great outpouring or stream:a flood of tears. Bible the Flood, the universal deluge recorded as having occurred in the days of Noah. Gen. 7. Oceanographythe rise or flowing in of the tide (opposed to ebb). a floodlight. [Archaic.]a large body of water. v.t. to overflow in or cover with a flood; fill to overflowing:Don't flood the bathtub. to cover or fill, as if with a flood:The road was flooded with cars. to overwhelm with an abundance of something:to be flooded with mail. Automotiveto supply too much fuel to (the carburetor), so that the engine fails to start. to floodlight. v.i. to flow or pour in or as if in a flood. to rise in a flood; overflow. Pathology to suffer uterine hemorrhage, esp. in connection with childbirth. to have an excessive menstrual flow. bef. 900; Middle English flod (noun, nominal), Old English flōd; cognate with Gothic flōdus, Old High German fluot (German Flut) flood′a•ble, adj. flood′er, n. flood′less, adj. flood′like′, adj. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Flood, flash flood, deluge, freshet, inundation refer to the overflowing of normally dry areas, often after heavy rains. Flood is usually applied to the overflow of a great body of water, as, for example, a river, although it may refer to any water that overflows an area:a flood along the river; a flood in a basement.A flash flood is one that comes so suddenly that no preparation can be made against it; it is usually destructive, but begins almost at once to subside:a flash flood caused by a downpour.Deluge suggests a great downpouring of water, sometimes with destruction:The rain came down in a deluge.Freshet suggests a small, quick overflow such as that caused by heavy rains:a freshet in an abandoned watercourse.Inundation, a literary word, suggests the covering of a great area of land by water:the inundation of thousands of acres. 8, 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inundate, deluge. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flood /flʌd/ n the inundation of land that is normally dry through the overflowing of a body of water, esp a river the state of a river that is at an abnormally high level (esp in the phrase in flood) Related adjective(s): diluvial a great outpouring or flow: a flood of words the rising of the tide from low to high water (as modifier): the flood tide Compare ebb short for floodlight vb (of water) to inundate or submerge (land) or (of land) to be inundated or submerged to fill or be filled to overflowing, as with a flood (intransitive) to flow; surge: relief flooded through him to supply an excessive quantity of petrol to (a carburettor or petrol engine) or (of a carburettor, etc) to be supplied with such an excess (intransitive) to rise to a flood; overflow (intransitive) to bleed profusely from the uterus, as following childbirth Etymology: Old English flōd; related to Old Norse flōth, Gothic flōdus, Old High German fluot flood, Greek plōtos navigable; see flow, float Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Flood /flʌd/ n the Flood ⇒ the flood extending over all the earth from which Noah and his family and livestock were saved in the ark. (Genesis 7–8); the Deluge Flood /flʌd/ n Henry. 1732–91, Anglo-Irish politician: leader of the parliamentary opposition to English rule
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