/flʌd; flʌd/
v
1 (a) [I, Tn] (cause a place that is usu dry to) be filled or overflow with water; inundate （使通常乾燥的地方）灌满水; 淹没; 泛滥
*The cellar floods whenever it rains heavily. 一下大雨地窖里就灌满了水.
* The river had burst its banks and flooded the valley. 河水冲破堤岸, 淹没了山谷.
(b) [Tn] (of rain) fill (a river, etc) so that it overflows （指雨水）使（河流等）泛滥
*streams flooded by violent storms 因暴风雨而泛滥的河流.
2 [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (with sth) cover or fill (sth) completely; spread into (sth) 铺满或充满（某物）; 扩展到（某物）
*A powerful light flooded (into) the grounds. 有一道强光照进了庭院.
* The place was flooded with light. 那地方十分光亮.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]~ sth (with sth) fill (the carburettor of a motor engine) with too much petrol so that the engine will not start 使（汽车发动机的汽化器）溢流.
4 [Ipr, Ip, Tn] (fig 比喻) (of a thought or feeling) flow powerfully over (sb); surge over (sb) （指思想或感情）充溢, 涌现
*A great sense of relief flooded over him. 他深感宽慰.
* Memories of his childhood came flooding back. 他童年的往事涌上心头.
5 (idm 习语) ,flood the `market (cause sth to) be offered for sale in large quantities, often at a low price （使某物）充斥（常指廉价）
*Japanese cars have flooded the American market. 日本汽车已充斥美国市场.
6 (phr v) flood in; flood into sth come to or arrive at (a place) in great quantities or numbers 大量涌入（某处）
*Applications flooded into the office. 申请书像潮水般涌进办公室. flood sb out force sb to leave home because of a flood 大水迫使某人离家
*Half the village were flooded out by a burst water main. 由于总水管破裂, 半数村民被迫离开了家. flood sb/sth with sth arrive in great quantities for sb/at sth 给某人大量的某事物; 大量的某事物涌向某处
*The office was flooded with complaints. 办事处收到如洪水般涌至的投诉信件.

/flʌd; flʌd/
n
1 (a) (coming of a) great quantity of water, esp over a place that is usu dry 大量的水; 洪水; 水灾
*The heavy rain caused floods in the houses by the river. 这场大雨下得河边的房子里都进了水.
* There's a flood in the next valley. 旁边的山谷被水淹了.
(b) the Flood (Bible 《圣经》) the one that was sent by God to punish mankind, as described in the Old Testament book of Genesis （《旧约·创世记》中所记载上帝藉以惩罚人类的）洪水.
2 ~ (of sth) great quantity or volume 多; 大批; 大量; 大
*a flood of anger, abuse, indignation, etc 大发雷霆、大骂、满腔义愤
* a flood of letters, refugees 大量涌来的信件、难民
* The child was in floods of tears, ie was crying uncontrollably. 那孩子哭成了泪人儿.
3 flowing in of the tide from the sea to the land; rising tide 涨潮
*The tide is at the flood. 正在涨潮. Cf 参看 ebbn 1.
4 (idm 习语) in `flood (of a river) overflowing （指河流）泛滥
*We can't cross the meadow there because the river is in flood. 我们不能从那里穿过草地, 因为河水泛滥了.