flood 1 W3 / flʌd / 动词

1 cover with water [不及物和及物动词] to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water :

Towns and cities all over the country have been flooded.

The houses down by the river flood quite regularly.

2 river [不及物和及物动词] if a river floods, it is too full, and spreads water over the land around it :

There are now fears that the river could flood.

3 go/arrive in large numbers [ intransitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers 同义词 pour , flow :

Refugees are still flooding across the border.

Donations have been flooding in since we launched the appeal.

4 flood something with something to send a very large number of things to a place or organization :

a plan to flood the country with forged banknotes

5 be flooded with something to receive so many letters, complaints, or inquiries that you cannot deal with them all easily :

We’ve been flooded with offers of help.

6 flood the market to produce and sell a very large number of one type of thing, so that the price goes down

flood the market with

Car manufacturers have been accused of flooding the market with cheap cars.

7 light [不及物和及物动词] if light floods a place or floods into it, it makes it very light and bright

flood into

Light flooded into the kitchen.

flood something with something

The morning sun flooded the room with a gentle light.

8 feeling [ I always + adv/prep,T ] if a feeling or memory floods over you or floods back, you feel or remember it very strongly

flood over/back

I felt happiness and relief flooding over me.

Memories of my time in Paris flooded back.

9 engine [不及物和及物动词] if an engine floods or if you flood it, it has too much petrol in it, so that it will not start

flood somebody ↔ out 短语动词

to force someone to leave their home because of floods

THESAURUS

wet to put water or another liquid onto something to make it wet. In spoken English, people will often use get something wet rather than wet : He wet the washcloth and washed Tom’s face.

splash to make someone or something wet by making a lot of small drops of water fall onto them : The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other. | I accidentally splashed soup onto my shirt.

soak to put something in water for a long time or to make something very wet – use this especially when something is put into water or the water comes up from underneath to make it wet : Soak the beans overnight before cooking. | The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.

drench to make someone or something extremely wet with a large amount of water – use this especially when water is poured or falls on something : He drenched us all with the hose. | Her shirt was drenched in sweat.

saturate formal to completely cover or fill something with liquid, so that it is wet all the way through : Heavy rains had saturated the ground.

flood to cover an area of land with a large amount of water : Farmers flood the fields in order to grow rice.

moisten to make something slightly wet by putting a small amount of water or another liquid on it, especially to stop it from getting too dry : Add just enough water to moisten the cake mixture. | Tom paused and moistened his lips.

dampen to make something slightly wet by putting a little water on it : Rain came in through the window, dampening the curtains.