deluge
英 ['delju?d?]
美['d?lj?d?]
- n. 洪水；泛濫；暴雨
- vt. 使泛濫；壓倒
TEM8IELTSGRE低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?deluges;過去式:?deluged;過去分詞:?deluged;現在分詞:?deluging;
助記提示
deluge 大流急
中文詞源
deluge 洪水
de-, 向下，離開。-lug, 沖洗，噴流，詞源同lava, dilute.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post.
- 大量的手稿開始通過郵遞涌來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This has brought a deluge of criticism.
- 這一下子招來了鋪天蓋地的批評。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.
- 雨大的時候,這條小溪能變作洪流.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.
- 在這場暴雨中大約有十幾家房屋被毀。
來自辭典例句
- 5. You could see him now, in this deluge of distraction.
- 現在你在這混亂的暴雨中,能夠看見他.
來自辭典例句
