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flood1 noun The rain caused floods. 降雨引发了洪水。a flood of calls/refugees/tears 接连不断的电话；难民潮；泪如雨下flood ♦︎ torrent ♦︎ flash flood ♦︎ tidal wave ♦︎ deluge ♦︎ tsunamiThese are all words for a very large amount of water moving quickly or in a place which is usually dry. 这些词均表示洪水、急流、洪流。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a great flood / torrent◆to cause a flood / flash flood / tidal wave / tsunami◆floods / flash floods / a tidal wave / a tsunami hit / hits sth◆a flood / tidal wave / tsunami destroys sth◆a torrent / deluge of rain■ flood [countable, uncountable] a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry 洪水；水灾◆The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country.暴雨使全国很多地方洪水泛滥。◆The building was evacuated as flood water filled the basement.洪水灌满了地下室，楼里的居民撤离了。◆ (especially BrE) The river is in flood (= has more water in it than normal and has caused a flood).河水泛滥。 see also flood ⇨ soak verb ■ torrent / /ˈtɒrənt; NAmE ˈtɔːrənt, ˈtɑːrənt/ [countable] a large amount of water moving very quickly 急流；湍流；洪流◆After the winter rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent.冬雨过后，溪流湍急。◆The rain was coming down in torrents.大雨如注。▸ torrential /təˈrenʃl/ / adjective ◆torrential rain倾盆大雨■ ˈflash flood [countable] a sudden flood of water caused by heavy rain （暴雨引起的）暴洪◆More than 80 people were feared dead last night after flash floods, the worst in 34 years.昨夜发生了34年来最严重的暴洪灾害，80余人恐已丧生。■ ˌtidal ˈwave / /ˈtaɪdl/ / [countable] a very large ocean wave, especially one caused by an earthquake or a volcano erupting 潮汐波；潮浪；海啸◆According to one account, the explosion caused a tidal wave 65 feet high.有种说法称爆炸激起了高达65英尺的潮浪。 see also wave ⇨ wave noun 1 ■ deluge / /ˈdeljuːdʒ/ / [countable, usually singular] (especially written) a sudden very heavy fall of rain 暴雨；豪雨◆The earlier deluge had given way to more normal rain.先前的暴雨已减弱为一般的降水。■ tsunami / /tsuːˈnɑːmi/ / [countable] a very large ocean wave caused, for example, by an earthquake or a volcano erupting 海啸◆The tsunami caused immeasurable damage.海啸造成了不可估量的损失。NOTE 辨析 Tidal wave or tsunami?The correct scientific term for a very large ocean wave caused by an earthquake is tsunami or seismic sea wave. Technically, a tidal wave is caused by the pull of the moon and the sun that causes the tides. However, in popular, non-technical language, tidal wave is usually used to mean tsunami. 表示“海啸”的正确科学术语是tsunami或seismic sea wave。科学上认为，tidal wave由引发潮汐的月球和太阳的引力导致。不过，在通俗的非专业用语中，tidal wave通常用来指tsunami。 |