【常用短语】
(=flood light)[口]泛光灯, 探照灯
[the Flood ](=Noah’s Flood)【宗】(基督教《圣经》中所说的)大洪水
a flood of anger
一股怒气
floods of rain
倾盆大雨
floods of ink
连篇累牍
a flood of light
一大片强光
a flood of people
人潮如涌
a flood of words
口若悬河
a flood of tears
泪如泉涌
go through fire and flood
赴汤蹈火
【习惯用语】
at the flood 涨潮; 在最有利的时机
before the Flood 上古时代(指《圣经》上诺亚时代的大洪水期)
in flood (陆地)一片汪洋
row against the flood 逆水行舟; 在逆境中艰苦工作
stem the flood 力挽狂澜
take(the tide) at the flood 利用有利时机
throw a flood of light on sth. 充分阐明
flood and field 海陆
flood in 大量地涌到
flood onto 大量地涌到
flood out 淹没 (洪水)迫使(某人)背井离乡
flood with 使充满
【词性变化】word-activity
vt., vi.
泛滥；淹没
The river flooded the valley.
河水淹没了河谷。
（常与in, through连用）大量涌来，涌到；冲进
The pond was in flood.
池塘里的水泛滥了。
Applications flooded in.
申请书大量涌来。
溢满；覆满
The room was flooded with light.
室内一片灯光。
In the past few decades foreign goods flooded the markets of the developing countries.
过去的几十年中洋货充斥着发展中国家的市场。
Warmth flooded my heart.
我心里热呼呼的。
n.
水闸门
