flood

英文解釋：

名詞 flood:

1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
   同義詞：inundation, deluge, alluvion
2. an overwhelming number or amount
   同義詞：inundation, deluge, torrent
3. light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
   同義詞：floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
4. a large flow
   同義詞：overflow, outpouring
5. the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
   同義詞：flowage
6. the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) -Shakespeare
   同義詞：flood tide, rising tide

動詞 flood:

1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
   同義詞：deluge, inundate, swamp
2. cover with liquid, usually water
3. supply with an excess of
   同義詞：oversupply, glut
4. become filled to overflowing

詞型變化：

中英例句：

1. Japanese cars have flooded the American market.
   日本汽車已充斥美國市場。
2. The office was flooded with complaints.
   辦事處收到如洪水般涌至的投訴信件。
3. The tide is at the flood.
   潮水正在高漲。
4. Half the village were flooded out by a burst water main.
   由於總水管破裂，半數村民被迫離開了家。
5. Applications flooded into the office.
   申請書像潮水般湧進辦公室。
6. The town was destroyed by the floods after the storm.
   暴風雨後的洪水沖毀了這座城鎮。
7. Settlers flooded from Europe to America in the 19th century.
   十九世紀歐洲移民紛紛涌到了美國。
8. Every spring the river floods the valley.
   每年春天河水把山谷淹沒。