deluge的意思

基本释义

• n&vt 洪水，暴雨；使泛滥

  a large flood, or period when there is a lot of rain

例句

1. There was a deluge of requests for interviews and statements.

   对接受访谈和发表声明的要求铺天盖地地涌来。

短语

• deluge system 密集洒水系统；集水系统；雨淋灭火系统

近义词

英英释义

deluge noun 1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land e.g. plains fertilized by annual inundations Synonym: flood, inundation, all, uv, ion 2. a heavy rain Synonym: downpour, cloudburst, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker 3. an overwhelming number or amount e.g. a flood of requests a torrent of abuse Synonym: floodinundationtorrent verb 1. fill or cover completely, usually with water Synonym: inundatesubmerge 2. charge someone with too many tasks Synonym: overwhelmflood out 3. fill quickly beyond capacity as with a liquid e.g. the basement was inundated after the storm The images flooded his mind Synonym: floodinundateswamp