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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or the subway ...
或者搭地铁……
It seems he's weak.
看起来他好像很虚弱。
What a pity! Never mind. We must get together some other time for a chat.
真可惜！不过不要紧。我们必须找个时间聚一聚、聊一聊。