| 词汇 | deluge |
| 释义 | deluge noun[ C ] uk /ˈdel.juːdʒ/ us /ˈdel.juːdʒ/ a very large amount of rain or water: 暴雨;洪水 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 a lot of something: 一大堆，许多 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。 Precipitation: rain bucket bucket down cloud seeder cloud seeding cloudburst downpour drizzle heaven mizzle pelt piss puddle rain gauge seed shower sun shower torrentially wash wash (something) out wet You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Floods, tides & currents deluge verb[ T ] uk /ˈdel.juːdʒ/ us /ˈdel.juːdʒ/ [ often passive ] to cover something with a lot of water: 淹没 The city was deluged when the river burst its banks.河流决口淹没了这座城市。 More than 8 inches of rain deluged parts of the county. be deluged withThe capital was deluged with 168mm of rain in five days. A helicopter rescue was mounted after caravans were deluged by a flash flood. Heavy rains had already deluged many streets. They witnessed the devastation caused by a 10 foot high wave that deluged the town. [ usually passive ] to send a large number of things, especially messages, requests, or complaints, that are difficult to deal with: be deluged withWe've been deluged with replies. They have been deluged with phone calls from reporters. After that I started getting deluged with interview requests. The company has been deluged by complaints following the loss of the service. Fans deluged the website with messages. Wet weather & wetness clammily clamminess clammy damp damply dampness dankly douse moist moisten monsoon rehydration remoisten rewet saturation semi-dry sleety soak soaked sodden You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Large in number or quantity deluge | American Dictionarydeluge noun us/ˈdel·judʒ, -juʒ/ delugenoun (LARGE AMOUNT)[ Cusually sing ] a very large volume of something, more than can be managed: The newspaper received a deluge of complaints about the article. delugenoun (RAIN)[ C ] a very large amount of rain or water deluge verb[ T ] us/ˈdel·judʒ, -juʒ/ delugeverb[T] (SEND LARGE AMOUNT)to send a very large volume of something to someone: The senator’s office was deluged with calls asking for clarification. Examples of delugedeluge We are deluged by statutory regulations and it is a matter of very great concern to the business community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been deluged with social studies and economic advice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have not been deluged with letters of support, but we have certainly had almost no evidence of hostility to change. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ombudsman should not be deluged by day-to-day matters of the supervision of individual pensions schemes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Tinned herring have been thoroughly spoiled for anyone with any sense of taste by being deluged in cheap tomato sauce. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is deluged with letters from people in this country who want help. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one wishes to see the commission deluged with work on sentence cases to the detriment of its work on possible wrongful convictions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the light of that, one can understand why this place has been deluged by 60,000 workers today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are deluged by it; it is in the air, and all around us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The citizens of this country are entitled to be protected against these deluges of officials who come to see what they are doing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No wonder they are deluging everyone they can think of with desperate letters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been deluged by mail on this subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was deluged for five years with protests about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been deluged with inquiries, debate, knowledge and information. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am deluged with communications and complaints from my own constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of deluge These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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