deluge
deluge
[ˈdɛljuːdʒ]
noun
[ˈdɛljuːdʒ]
noun
- a severe flood
洪水
■(the Deluge)the biblical Flood (recorded in Genesis 6–8)
（《圣经》中的）大洪水（《创世纪》6-8）
■a heavy fall of rain
大雨，暴雨
a deluge of rain hit the plains.
暴雨肆虐平原。
■(figurative)a great quantity of something arriving at the same time
(喻)洪水般涌至
a deluge of complaints.
汹涌而至的牢骚。
- [with obj.](一般作 be deluged)inundate with a great quantity of something
淹没，纷涌
he has been deluged with offers of work.
许多单位纷涌提出要雇用他。
■flood
淹没
caravans were deluged by the heavy rains.
大篷车淹没在暴雨中。
- late Middle English: from Old French, variant of diluve, from Latin diluvium, from diluere 'wash away'
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