deluge
['del.ju:dʒ] noun countable
■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 sth
■a lot of something 大量的…•The newspaper received a deluge of complaints/letters/phone calls about the article.报馆收到了关于这篇文章的大量投诉／信件／电话。
['del.ju:dʒ] verb transitive usually passive
■to cover something with a lot of water 淹没•The city was deluged when the river burst its banks.河流溃堤淹没了这个城市。 •figurative We've been deluged with (= have received a lot of) replies.纷至沓来的回信使我们应接不暇。 |