deluge

deluge汉语翻译：
n. 大洪水, 泛滥
vt. 使泛滥词型变化：
动词过去式:deluged过去分词:deluged现在分词:deluging第三人称单数:deluges英语解释：
名词 deluge:

an overwhelming number or amount同义词：flood, inundation, torrent

a heavy rain同义词：downpour, cloudburst, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land同义词：flood, inundation, alluvion

动词 deluge:

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid同义词：flood, inundate, swamp

charge someone with too many tasks同义词：overwhelm, flood out

fill or cover completely, usually with water同义词：inundate, submerge

例句：

I was deluged with phone calls.我的电话应接不暇。

We advertised the job and were deluged with applications.我们登出了这项工作的广告，收到的申请书不计其数。

I got caught in the deluge on the way home.我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨。

When the snow melts, the mountain stream becomes a deluge.雪融化时，山间溪流变成山洪暴发。

详细解释：
del.uge
n.（名词）
A great flood.
泛滥，洪水
A heavy downpour.
暴雨
Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood:
纷至沓来：某事物过多（如同洪水淹没一样）：
例句：
a deluge of fan mail.
纷至沓来的追星族来信
Deluge Bible In the Old Testament, the great flood that occurred in the time of Noah.
Deluge 【圣经】 大洪水：在旧约全书中，特指在诺亚时代发生的大洪水
v.tr.（及物动词）
del.uged,del.ug.ing,del.ug.es
To overrun with water; inundate.
淹没：被水淹没；使泛滥
To overwhelm with a large number or amount; swamp:
泛滥，大量涌现：大量的淹没；困扰：
例句：
The press secretary was deluged with requests for information.
新闻秘书被接踵而来的提供信息的需求
来源：
From Middle English [flood]
源自 中古英语 [洪水]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin doluvium
源自 拉丁语 doluvium
from doluere [to wash away]
源自 doluere [冲刷]
dis- [apart] * see dis-
dis- [区分] *参见 dis-
-luere [to wash] * see leu(…)-
-luere [洗] *参见 leu(…)-