•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。

•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。

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•The city was deluged when the river burst its banks.河流溃堤淹没了这个城市。