deluge

['delju:dʒ]

n. 大洪水, 暴雨, 泛滥
v. 泛滥, 大量涌入

n.

1. 洪水[C]

2. 暴雨[C]

3. (洪水般)涌至; 大量泛滥[C][(+of)]

a deluge of visitors

蜂拥而至的参观者

4. (大写)(《圣经》中的)大洪水[the S]

vt.

1. 使泛滥; 淹没

2. 蜂拥而至; 压倒[H][(+with)]

We were deluged with inquiries.

询问使我们应接不暇。

词形变化

动词过去式: deluged | 动词过去分词: deluged | 动词现在分词: deluging | 动词第三人称单数: deluges |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使泛滥; 使浸水

flood  overflow  overwhelm  run over

n.洪水

rain  flood  torrent  storm  

同义参见:

shower  inundate  water  waterfall  

英英释义

名词 deluge:

an overwhelming number or amount

同义词：flood, inundation, torrent

a heavy rain

同义词：downpour, cloudburst, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

同义词：flood, inundation, alluvion

动词 deluge:

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

同义词：flood, inundate, swamp

charge someone with too many tasks

同义词：overwhelm, flood out

fill or cover completely, usually with water

同义词：inundate, submerge

补充

delugedeluge英:[ˈdelju:dʒ] 美:[ˈdɛljudʒ]n.1.(大)洪水; 大雨, 暴雨2.洪水般涌来的事物vt.1.〈正〉使淹没, 淹没2.被洪水般涌来的事物所淹没, 穷于应付The minister was deluged with questions.部长穷于应付像洪水般涌来的问题。

例句

1. The rain turned to a deluge.雨势变为瓢泼大雨。 2. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.大概有12座房屋被洪水摧毁。 3. Seasonal monsoons deluge the plain.这片平原在雨季时沦为一片汪洋。 4. Two days of torrential rain deluged the capital.连续两天的滂沱大雨让首都积水成灾。 5. The government will be deluged with requests from thousands of people.政府将面对成千上万人纷至沓来的请求。 6. The spring thaw caused the river to deluge the region.春天冰雪融化，使河水泛滥淹没了那地区。 7. We were deluged with offers.报价单纷至沓来。 8. They were deluged with applications.申请书使他们应接不暇。 9. a deluge of rain hit the plains.暴雨肆虐平原。 10. a deluge of complaints.汹涌而至的牢骚。 11. he has been deluged with offers of work.许多单位纷涌提出要雇用他。 12. caravans were deluged by the heavy rains.大篷车淹没在暴雨中。 13. The programme was followed by a deluge of complaints from the public.节目播出以后，观众的投诉大量涌至。 14. They were deluged with applications for the job.他们同一时间收到大量申请那份工作的求职信。 15. The deluge caused severe mudslides.这场暴雨引发了严重的泥流。 16. the biblical deluge（圣经）洪水灭世 17. an advertising deluge [=many advertisements]铺天盖地的广告 18. The office receives a deluge of mail every day.办公室每天都收到纷至沓来的邮件。 19. a deluge of phone calls接连不断打来的电话 20. "The family was deluged [=inundated, swamped] with calls about the free puppies."这家人接到许多有关免费领养小狗的电话。 21. The office is deluged with mail every day.办公室每天都收到大量的邮件。 22. Heavy rains deluged the region.暴雨淹没了这一地区。