Deluge
[ 'dɛljʊdʒ ]
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n. 洪水;泛滥;倾盆大雨;
vt. 使淹没;使泛滥;
💡 词根助记
de去掉+lug洗,冲洗+e→冲掉→暴雨
📝 例句
I got caught in the deluge on the way home.
我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨.
a deluge of visitors
蜂拥而至的参观者
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。
We were deluged with inquiries.
询问使我们应接不暇。
a deluge of visitors
蜂拥而至的参观者
🌱 联想助记
【记】※谐音“待游之”:洪水来临并不可怕,待我游之
※delude-欺骗,deluge-大洪水:大人总是欺骗小孩“大洪水来了”
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-lav-表示“冲洗”
常见变体有-lus-
📖 牛津释义
deluge
n
1
(a) great flood or rush of water 洪水; 大水流
When the snow melts, the mountain stream becomes a deluge. 雪融化时, 山间溪流变成山洪暴发.
(b) heavy fall of rain 大暴雨; 倾盆大雨
I got caught in the deluge on the way home. 我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨.
2 (fig 比喻) great quantity of sth that comes all at once 同时涌来的大量事物
a deluge of work, words, letters 涌来的大量工作、 滔滔不绝的话、 纷至沓来的信件. deluge, v [esp passive 尤用於被动语态: Tn, Tn.pr]
1 ~ sth (with sth) flood sth (with sth) （以某物）淹没某物
The town was deluged with thick slimy mud. 该城到处都是又厚又黏的泥.
2 ~ sb/sth (with sth) (fig 比喻) send or give sb/sth a very large quantity of sth （事物）涌现
I was deluged with phone calls. 我的电话应接不暇.
We advertised the job and were deluged with applications. 我们登出了这项工作的广告, 收到的申请书不计其数.
🔁 扩展释义
*['delju:dʒ]n. 大洪水, 泛滥vt. 使泛滥
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After I finish my homeword, I usually watch TV for half an hour or so.
我做完作业后，通常看半个小时的电视。
I will be flying to Canada at this time tomorrow.
我将在明天这个时候飞到加拿大。
One of the real pluses of this product is that it is of very high quality and of compact size.
这种产品的真正优点之一就是高质量和小体积。