flood
/flʌd/ (bre, ipa) · /flʌd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfləd/ (ame, mw)
flood — verb
- floodpresent simple I / you / we / they
- floods3rd person singular
- flooding-ing form
- floodedpast simple
1. When a river, heavy rain, or a broken pipe floods a place, water covers land tha
When a river, heavy rain, or a broken pipe floods a place, water covers land that is normally dry, often damaging buildings and roads.
Heavy rain flooded the streets of Manila, leaving cars trapped in the water.
flood + place as object
After three days of continuous rain, the river flooded and covered the nearby farms.
Indra's basement flooded when the old washing machine pipe broke during the night.
The storm flooded the main roads, so the school had to close for a week.
文法句型
flood + object
flood (no object)
用法筆記
Can be used transitively ('the river flooded the town') or intransitively ('the basement flooded'). The intransitive use is very common in everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
2. When people or things flood a place or flood into it, they arrive in such large
When people or things flood a place or flood into it, they arrive in such large numbers that the area becomes full or difficult to manage.
Thousands of fans flooded into the stadium hours before the concert began.
flood into [place]
Applications flooded the university admissions office after the deadline was extended.
Angry emails flooded the company's inbox after the announcement about job cuts.
Tourists flood the seaside town every summer, filling every hotel and restaurant.
- trickle in
arrive slowly in small numbers
文法句型
flood into + place
flood + place
be flooded with + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive form with 'with': 'the office was flooded with applications'. The intransitive form uses 'into': 'donations flooded into the charity'.
常見錯誤
3. To supply or sell such a large amount of a product that the price drops or local
To supply or sell such a large amount of a product that the price drops or local goods cannot compete in the market.
Cheap imports flooded the European steel market, forcing some factories to close.
flood + market + with + goods
The company flooded stores with the new phone, hoping to beat its competitors.
Foreign rice flooded the local market, pushing prices below what farmers could afford.
Online sellers flooded the platform with cheap copies, so the site blocked them.
- ration
to limit supply deliberately
文法句型
flood + market + with + goods
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in business and economics contexts. The object is typically a market or region, and the goods follow 'with'.
常見錯誤
flood — noun
- floodsingular
- floodsplural
1. When a flood happens, water spreads across land that is normally dry, often dama
When a flood happens, water spreads across land that is normally dry, often damaging buildings, roads, and crops.
The flood destroyed hundreds of homes in the small fishing village by the coast.
flood as subject causing destruction
After the flood, the whole town had to be built again from the beginning.
The government warned residents to prepare for possible floods during the rainy season.
A sudden flood swept through the narrow canyon, surprising the group of hikers.
- deluge
more formal; often suggests a very severe or sudden flood
- inundation
technical term for flooding by water
- flash flood
a sudden, dangerous flood caused by heavy rain in a short period
- drought
a long period without enough rain, the opposite of flood conditions
2. A flood of tears is an expression used to describe someone who is crying very ha
A flood of tears is an expression used to describe someone who is crying very hard, with tears flowing continuously.
Yael burst into a flood of tears when she received sad news about her dog.
a flood of tears
The little girl was in a flood of tears after she lost her favourite toy.
Zola tried hard to hold back a flood of tears during the funeral service.
A flood of tears came to Hiro's eyes when he saw his family at the airport.
文法句型
a flood of tears
用法筆記
Almost always used in the fixed phrase 'a flood of tears'. Other prepositions or variations are very rare.
常見錯誤
3. According to the Bible, God once flooded the entire earth as a way of punishing
According to the Bible, God once flooded the entire earth as a way of punishing people for their wrongdoing. Only Noah, his family, and the animals on the ark escaped.
The story of the Flood appears in the Book of Genesis in the Bible.
capitalised: the Flood — biblical reference
Many ancient cultures have their own traditional stories about a great flood.
According to the Bible, the Flood lasted for forty days and forty nights.
Children in Sunday school often learn about the Flood through songs and pictures.
- Noah's Flood
alternative name for the biblical flood story
用法筆記
Usually capitalised as 'the Flood' when referring to the biblical event. Without a capital letter, it refers to any general flood story.
4. If there is a flood of things, a huge number of them come at once, often creatin
If there is a flood of things, a huge number of them come at once, often creating problems.
The newspaper received a flood of complaints about the article on education.
a flood of + [plural noun]
A flood of job applications arrived after the position was posted online.
The charity received a flood of donations after the earthquake hit the island.
The mayor faced a flood of questions from angry parents at the meeting.
- trickle
a very small number arriving slowly
文法句型
a flood of + plural noun
用法筆記
Followed by 'of' and a plural noun: a flood of complaints, questions, applications, emails, donations. The noun phrase after 'of' names the things that come in large numbers.