floods
floods — 名詞
- floodssingular
- floodsesplural
1. A situation in which water rises over its usual boundaries and spreads across gr
洪水
大量水淹沒原本乾燥的陸地
A situation in which water rises over its usual boundaries and spreads across ground that is not normally wet, often damaging property, roads, and farmland.
After three days of heavy rain, floods swept through the village and damaged more than fifty homes.
連續三天的豪雨過後，洪水席捲了村莊，損毀了五十多間房屋。
collocation: floods swept through
The government sent boats and rescue workers to help people trapped by the floods.
政府派遣船隻和救援人員協助受困於洪水的民眾。
passive: trapped by the floods
Meteorologists warned that the floods could get worse if the rain did not stop by Saturday.
氣象學家警告，如果雨勢到週六還不停，洪水可能會更加嚴重。
The town built a new concrete wall along the river to protect itself from future floods.
該鎮沿河建造了一道新的水泥牆，以保護居民免受未來的洪水侵襲。
Floods in the coastal region forced thousands of families to leave their homes last winter.
去年冬天，沿海地區的洪水迫使成千上萬的家庭撤離家園。
- deluge
More dramatic and literary; suggests a very sudden and overwhelming amount of water.
- inundation
Formal or technical term; often used in official reports or scientific writing.
- drought
A long period with little or no rain, the opposite of having too much water.
文法句型
flood + verb (swept through, damaged, destroyed)
用法筆記
Commonly used with verbs like 'sweep through', 'hit', 'strike', or 'cause damage'. Often paired with 'heavy rain', 'storm', or 'dam break' as the cause.
常見錯誤
2. A state in which someone cries very heavily, producing a large amount of tears.
淚水
大哭、淚流滿面的狀態
A state in which someone cries very heavily, producing a large amount of tears.
Yasmin was in floods of tears after watching the final scene of the sad movie.
Yasmin 看完那部悲傷電影的最後一幕後，哭得淚流滿面。
pattern: in floods of tears
The little boy burst into floods of tears when he fell off his new bicycle.
那個小男孩從新腳踏車上摔下來後，頓時放聲大哭。
pattern: burst into floods of tears
Dahlia tried to comfort her friend, who was in floods of tears over the breakup.
Dahlia 試圖安慰她那位因分手而淚流成河的朋友。
Greta was in floods of tears at the airport as she said goodbye to her family.
Greta 在機場與家人告別時，哭得淚流滿面。
文法句型
in floods of tears
burst into floods of tears
用法筆記
Always used in the fixed phrase 'floods of tears', almost always after the verb 'be' ('be in floods of tears') or 'burst into floods of tears'. Never used without 'of tears'.
常見錯誤
3. In the biblical story, the flood that God sent to punish humanity by covering th
大洪水
聖經中上帝懲罰世人的大洪水
In the biblical story, the flood that God sent to punish humanity by covering the whole world, sparing only Noah, his family, and the animals in the ark.
According to the Bible, Noah built a large wooden boat to survive the Flood.
根據聖經記載，Noah 建造了一艘巨大的木船來躲避大洪水。
proper noun: the Flood
Stories about a great flood appear in the ancient writings of many different cultures around the world.
關於大洪水的故事出現在世界各地許多文化的古老文獻中。
phrase: a great flood
In the biblical story, the Flood lasted for forty days and forty nights without stopping.
在聖經故事中，大洪水持續了整整四十天四十夜。
Painters and writers have created artworks about the Flood for hundreds of years.
幾百年來，畫家和作家不斷以洪水為主題創作藝術作品。
- the Deluge
A formal or literary term for the biblical Flood, from Latin 'diluvium' meaning flood.
文法句型
the Flood
用法筆記
When referring to the specific event in the Bible, capitalize as 'the Flood' or 'the Great Flood'. When used generically about similar stories in other cultures, use lowercase 'a great flood'.
常見錯誤
4. A very large number of things or people that arrive or appear at the same time,
大量
同時湧入的大量人事物
A very large number of things or people that arrive or appear at the same time, often more than can be dealt with easily.
The newspaper received a flood of angry letters from readers who disagreed with the article.
該報社收到大量讀者來信，對那篇文章表達不滿。
pattern: a flood of + noun (letters)
A flood of job applications arrived after the company posted the position online.
公司將職缺發布上網後，湧入了大量求職申請。
The hospital was not ready for the sudden flood of patients after the factory accident.
醫院對於工廠事故後突然湧入的大量傷患毫無準備。
Bao's birthday post on social media received a flood of likes within the first hour.
Bao 在社群媒體上的生日貼文在發布後一小時內就收到大量按讚。
The school was overwhelmed by a flood of new students at the start of the term.
學校在學期開始時被大量新生弄得措手不及。
- trickle
A very small amount arriving slowly, the opposite of a large sudden flow.
文法句型
a flood of + noun (letters, complaints, applications, refugees, tourists)
用法筆記
Always used in the singular pattern 'a flood of + [plural noun]'. The noun that follows is usually something that arrives or is sent: letters, emails, complaints, applications, refugees, tourists, etc.
常見錯誤
floods — 動詞
- floodspresent simple I / you / we / they
- floodses3rd person singular
- floodsing-ing form
- floodsedpast simple
1. To cover or fill a place with so much water that the area becomes partly or comp
淹沒
被水覆蓋或填滿某處
To cover or fill a place with so much water that the area becomes partly or completely underwater, often causing harm or inconvenience.
Heavy rain flooded the basement of the old apartment building last night.
昨晚的大雨淹沒了老公寓的地下室。
transitive: flood + place
The river flooded several streets after the dam broke upstream.
上游水壩潰堤後，河水淹沒了好幾條街道。
transitive: river + flood + place
When the pipe burst, hot water flooded the kitchen floor within minutes.
水管破裂時，熱水在幾分鐘內就淹沒了廚房地板。
The village floods every spring when the snow on the mountain melts.
每年春天山上的積雪融化時，這個村莊就會被水淹沒。
The farmer's fields were flooded after the storm, ruining most of the wheat crop.
農夫的田地遭暴風雨淹沒，大部分小麥作物都毀了。
- drain
To remove water from a place, the opposite of flooding.
文法句型
flood + noun (place/area)
be flooded
flood (without object)
用法筆記
Can be used transitively (flood + place) or intransitively (the river floods). The passive form 'be/get flooded' is very common when describing damage.
常見錯誤
2. To arrive or spread somewhere in extremely large numbers, completely filling the
湧入
大量湧入而擠滿某處
To arrive or spread somewhere in extremely large numbers, completely filling the available space.
Excited fans flooded the stadium hours before the concert was due to start.
熱情的粉絲在演唱會開始好幾個小時前就湧入了體育場。
transitive: flood + place (people as subject)
Job applications flooded the company's email system after the advertisement went online.
徵才廣告上線後，求職申請湧入了公司的電子郵件系統。
Tourists flood the small coastal town every summer during the music festival.
每年夏天音樂節期間，觀光客就會湧入這個沿海小鎮。
Sunlight flooded the room when Christopher opened the curtains wide.
Christopher 拉開窗簾後，陽光湧入了整個房間。
Refugees flooded across the border after the fighting in the capital intensified.
首都戰鬥加劇後，難民大量湧入邊境。
文法句型
flood + noun (place)
flood into + noun
flood through + noun
用法筆記
Subject can be people, animals, things (applications, emails), or even abstract concepts (light, memories). Often followed by a preposition: 'into', 'through', 'across'.
常見錯誤
3. To make a product so widely available in a particular market that prices drop or
充斥
大量供應導致價格下跌
To make a product so widely available in a particular market that prices drop or competing products struggle to be sold.
Cheap imported goods flooded the local market, forcing many small shops to close down.
廉價進口商品充斥當地市場，迫使許多小店面關門。
pattern: goods flooded the market
The company flooded stores with their new smartphone before the holiday shopping season.
該公司在假期購物季前，將新款智慧型手機大量舖貨到各門市。
pattern: flood + [place] + with + [goods]
Foreign wine flooded the domestic market, making it hard for local vineyards to survive.
外國葡萄酒充斥國內市場，使得本地酒莊難以生存。
When the trade agreement was signed, cheap electronics flooded the country from overseas factories.
貿易協定簽署後，來自海外工廠的廉價電子產品充斥該國市場。
文法句型
flood + noun (market/area) + with + noun (goods/products)
用法筆記
Almost always used in a business or economics context. The object is typically 'market', 'stores', or a country/region. The phrase 'flood the market with [product]' is the most common pattern.