deluge
英 ['deljuːdʒ]
美['dɛljʊdʒ]
- n. 洪水；泛滥；暴雨
- vt. 使泛滥；压倒
词态变化
第三人称单数: deluges;过去式: deluged;过去分词: deluged;现在分词: deluging;
助记提示
deluge 大流急
中文词源
deluge 洪水
de-, 向下，离开。-lug, 冲洗，喷流，词源同lava, dilute.
英文词源
- deluge
- deluge: see lavatory
- deluge (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French deluge (12c.), earlier deluve, from Latin diluvium "flood, inundation," from diluere "wash away," from dis- "away" (see dis-) + -luere, comb. form of lavere "to wash" (see lave).
- deluge (v.)
- 1590s; see deluge (n.). Related: Deluged; deluging.
双语例句
- 1. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post.
- 大量的手稿开始通过邮递涌来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. This has brought a deluge of criticism.
- 这一下子招来了铺天盖地的批评。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.
- 雨大的时候,这条小溪能变作洪流.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.
- 在这场暴雨中大约有十几家房屋被毁。
来自辞典例句
- 5. You could see him now, in this deluge of distraction.
- 现在你在这混乱的暴雨中,能够看见他.
来自辞典例句
