deluge

deluge

英 ['deljuːdʒ]
　　美 ['dɛljʊdʒ]

n. 洪水；泛濫；暴雨
　　vt. 使泛濫；壓倒

中文詞源：

deluge 洪水

de-, 向下，離開。-lug, 沖洗，噴流，詞源同lava, dilute.

例句：

1. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post.
大量的手稿開始通過郵遞湧來。

2. This has brought a deluge of criticism.
這一下子招來瞭鋪天蓋地的批評。

3. This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.
雨大的時候,這條小溪能變作洪流.

4. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.
在這場暴雨中大約有十幾傢房屋被毀。

5. You could see him now, in this deluge of distraction.
現在你在這混亂的暴雨中,能夠看見他.