deluge

英 [ˈdeljuːdʒ]

美 [ˈdeljuːdʒ]

n. 暴雨; 大雨; 洪水; 涌现的事物; 蜂拥而至的事物
v. 使涌来; 使充满; 泛滥; 淹没

过去分词：deluged　过去式：deluged　现在分词：deluging　复数：deluges　第三人称单数：deluges　

Collins.1 / BNC.18492 / COCA.16257

牛津词典

noun

暴雨；大雨；洪水
a sudden very heavy fall of rain
涌现的事物；蜂拥而至的事物
a large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time
1. a deluge of calls/complaints/letters
  接连不断的电话；没完没了的投诉；纷至沓来的信件

verb

使涌来；使充满
to send or give sb/sth a large number of things at the same time
1. We have been deluged with applications for the job.
  申请这个工作的求职信使我们应接不暇。
泛滥；淹没
to flood a place with water
1. The campsite was deluged by a flash flood.
  露营地被突发的洪水淹没。

N-COUNT 大量涌来;大批泛滥
Adeluge ofthings is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time.
1. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post...
  大量的手稿开始通过邮递涌来。
2. This has brought a deluge of criticism.
  这一下子招来了铺天盖地的批评。
VERB 使涌现;使充满
If a place or personis deluged withthings, a large number of them arrive or happen at the same time.
1. During 1933, Papen's office was deluged with complaints.
  1933 年间，大量的投诉信涌进了巴本的办公室。
N-COUNT 暴雨;(突降的)大雨
Adelugeis a sudden, very heavy fall of rain.
1. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.
  在这场暴雨中大约有十几家房屋被毁。
VERB (暴雨)袭击，使泛滥
If raindelugesa place, it falls very heavily there, sometimes causing floods.
1. At least 150 people are believed to have died after two days of torrential rain deluged the capital.
  连续两天的滂沱大雨致使首都积水成灾，据信至少已有 150 人死亡。

noun

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
1. plains fertilized by annual inundations
Synonym:floodinundationalluvion
a heavy rain
Synonym:downpourcloudburstwaterspouttorrentpeltersoaker
an overwhelming number or amount
1. a flood of requests
2. a torrent of abuse
Synonym:floodinundationtorrent

verb

fill or cover completely, usually with water
Synonym:inundatesubmerge
charge someone with too many tasks
Synonym:overwhelmflood out
fill quickly beyond capacity
1. the basement was inundated after the storm
2. The images flooded his mind
Synonym:floodinundateswamp

The deluge was so torrential that even the wet tyres could not provide sufficient grip.
暴雨大到雨胎都不足以保证赛车有足够的抓地力。
In the old paintings of the deluge there is a mother holding her child thus.
在有些洪水成灾的古代油画中，一个母亲就是这样举着她的孩子的。
But how could such a deluge have occurred?
但是，这样的浩劫是如何发生的？
Judging by a sudden deluge of research reports, they now see climate change as the next big thing.
从研究报告的突然大量涌现来判断，他们目前认为下一件大事将是气候变化。
When I wrote about names the other week I had a deluge of e-mails from female readers, particularly in Asia or the US, asking why I had done this.
有一周，我写了一篇关于姓名的专栏，结果收到了大量女性读者的电子邮件，尤其是亚洲和美国的读者，问我为什么这样做。
About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.
在这场暴雨中大约有十几家房屋被毁。
You could see him now, in this deluge of distraction.
现在你在这混乱的暴雨中，能够看见他。
This has brought a deluge of criticism.
这一下子招来了铺天盖地的批评。
The rain came then: a sudden deluge which pounded on the roof and agaist the windows.
那时倾盆大雨降临了，砰砰地敲击着屋顶和窗户。
The little stream became a deluge after the hurricane.
飓风一过，这条小溪流变成了滚滚洪水。