| 词汇 | deluge |
| 释义 | deluge noun [ C ] uk/ˈdel.juːdʒ/ us/ˈdel.juːdʒ/ 暴雨;洪水 a very large amount of rain or water This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily. 遇到暴雨的时候，这条小溪的水势就会猛涨。 a deluge of something 大量的… a lot of something The newspaper received a deluge of complaints/letters/phone calls about the article. 报社收到了关于这篇文章的大量投诉／信件／电话。 Not surprisingly, he has faced a deluge of criticism over the comments. The new laws have created a deluge of paperwork for small companies. We simply don't have the staff to deal with the deluge of requests for information. Her comments on the show triggered a deluge of correspondence which we're just working our way through. deluge verb [ T usually passive ] uk/ˈdel.juːdʒ/ us/ˈdel.juːdʒ/ 淹没 to cover something with a lot of water The city was deluged when the river burst its banks. 河流决口淹没了这座城市。 figurative We've been deluged with (= have received a lot of) replies. 纷至沓来的回信使我们应接不暇。 |
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