| 单词 | flood |
| 释义 | Word Frequency flood(flʌd) noun 1. a. the inundation of land that is normally dry through the overflowing of a body of water, esp a river b. the state of a river that is at an abnormally high level (esp in the phrase in flood) ▶ Related adjective: diluvial2. a great outpouring or flow a flood of words 3. a. the rising of the tide from low to high water b. (as modifier) the flood tide Compare ebb (sense 3)4. theatre short for floodlight 5. archaic a large body of water, as the sea or a river verb 6. (of water) to inundate or submerge (land) or (of land) to be inundated or submerged 7. to fill or be filled to overflowing, as with a flood the children's home was flooded with gifts 8. (intransitive) to flow; surge relief flooded through him 9. to supply an excessive quantity of petrol to (a carburettor or petrol engine) or (of a carburettor, etc) to be supplied with such an excess 10. (intransitive) to rise to a flood; overflow 11. (intransitive) a. to bleed profusely from the uterus, as following childbirth b. to have an abnormally heavy flow of blood during a menstrual period Derived forms floodable (ˈfloodable) adjective flooder (ˈflooder) noun floodless (ˈfloodless) adjective Word origin Old English flōd; related to Old Norse flōth, Gothic flōdus, Old High German fluot flood, Greek plōtos navigable; see flow, floatWord Frequency Flood 1(flʌd) noun the Flood Word Frequency Flood 2(flʌd) noun Henry. 1732–91, Anglo-Irish politician: leader of the parliamentary opposition to English rule |
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