flood

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【释义】：

n．❶ 洪水，水灾：a mountain flood 山洪．flood storage works蓄洪工程．❷ 泛滥，倾泻：a flood of rain一阵大雨．a flood of light一片光明．floods of words口若悬河．in flood 1)大量．2)泛滥：The river is in flood．河水泛滥．❸ 涨潮，满潮：a young flood 初涨的潮．flood tide涨潮❹ 【诗】江河，溪流，海．❺ 排泄物，月经．

△at the flood 1)正在高潮：The tide is at the flood．潮水涨了．2)在恰好时机．

－vt．❶ 泛滥，淹没：flood the city淹没城市；满城风雨．The hall is flooded with light．大厅灯火辉煌．flood out(洪水)赶出家园．❷ 涨满：Rivers are flooded after rainstorms．暴雨后，河水猛涨．

－vi．❶ 大量涌来(in)：Applications flooded in．申请书潮涌而来．❷ (子宫)出血．