n (1) 1) 洪水，水灾(large amount of water flowing over land) [C]：a～in this town 这个城市里发生的洪水;During the～，many people were stranded in their homes. 水灾期间，许多人被困在家里。The heavy rain caused～s in the north of the country. 那场大雨使该国的北方发生了水灾。F～s made 23，000 people homeless. 水灾使2.3万人无家可归。2) the Flood 《圣经·创世纪》中所述的上帝为惩罚人类而发来的灭世洪水;～level洪水警戒线;〖同〗overflow;

(2) 大量(any large flow or great quantity) [C][N(of)]：receive a～of grateful letters 收到大量的感谢信;a～of rain/water/light 大量的雨水/大量的水/充足的光线;a～of complaints/anger/indignation 许多怨言/很生气/很愤慨;a～of settlers/refugees 大量移民/难民;burst into～s of tears 泪如泉涌;〖同〗stream，flow，current;

(3) 涨潮(flowing in of the tide (opposed to ebb)) [U]：at the～正在上涨;〖同〗tide;

in flood(指河水)泛滥：The river is in～. 河水泛滥。

→′floodgate n 防洪门，进水闸;′flood-tide n 涨潮;′floodlight n 水银灯;v 用泛光灯照明;

v (1) 1) 泛滥，淹没(泡) ((cause to) be filled with water) [I，T+n]：The river～s in the spring. 春天河水泛滥。When it rains the yard/cellar/street always～s. 一下雨院子/地下室/街道就淹水。～the banks/the valley/the meadows 淹没河堤/河谷/牧草地;～the farmlands and destroy all the crops 淹没了农田，毁了所有的庄稼;The pipes burst and our basement/our bathroom was～ed. 管子裂了，我们的地下室/浴室被水淹了。2) 使淹水;使泛滥((of rain) fill a river to overflowing) [T+n]：～the land/streams with violent storm 暴风雨将陆地/小溪淹没了;〖同〗wash over，flow over;〖反〗drought，lack，shortage;

(2) 充满;涌进(fill or overwhelm with an abundance or excess) [I+prep (with)，T+n，T+n+adv (with)]：Roads～ed with cars. 路上挤满了汽车。Books/Papers/Materials～the floor. 地板上堆满了书/文件/材料。Sunlight/Applicants/Complaints～ed the offices. 办公室里洒满阳光/涌进很多申请人/收到大量投诉。Replies to our advertisement are～ing in. 给我们广告的回复信如洪水般涌来。〖同〗oversupply，shower;

(3) (指思想感情)翻腾;涌现(memories or anxieties come back;remember or feel them again very strongly) [I+prep，I+adv，T+n] (fig)：The memories of the old school/his childhood～ed back. 他思绪万千，想起了那所老学校/他的童年时期。(sense of relief/feeling of regret)～over sb (解脱感/悔恨感)在某人心中翻腾着;

flood out (v adv) 涌出 (vt)：Thousands of people were～ed out (of their homes). 成千上万的人涌出家门。

→′flooding n 泛滥