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flood

/ˈflʌd/

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noun

plural floods

[count] :a large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry

A flood inundated the whole area.

the devastating flood of 1936

The water has risen to flood level.

the Flood :a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah

[singular] :a large amount of things that come or happen at the same time

We've received a flood of mail.

a flood of phone calls

a flood of criticism

a flood of tears

Seeing her again brought back a flood of memories.

in flood

A river that is in flood has so much water in it that it may flow over its banks and flood the land next to it.

After a week of rain, the river is in (full) flood. The phrase in full flood is sometimes used figuratively to describe the time when something is most active, successful, etc.

a political movement that was in full flood in the 1980s

verb

floods; flooded; flooding

to cover (land) with a flood [+ obj]

Heavy rains flooded the valley. [no obj]

The rivers are close to flooding.

[no obj] :to become filled or covered by a flood

The valley flooded after the heavy rains.

The plain floods every spring.

[+ obj] to fill (something) completely

Light flooded the room.

The room was flooded with light.

to cause (something) to receive or take in a large amount of things at the same time

The company plans to flood the market with this product.

The office has been flooded with phone calls.

[no obj] :to go or come in large numbers or as a large amount

The phone calls have been flooding in.

Refugees flooded into the camp.

Light flooded into the room.

Memories came flooding into my mind.

to cause too much fuel to go into (an engine) [+ obj]

He wasn't able to start the car because he had flooded the engine. [no obj]

The car's engine flooded.

* Các từ tương tự:
flood tide, floodgate, floodlight, floodplain, floodwater