flood 常指“洪水;泛滥”,也可作动词表示“(水)淹没、泛滥;(大量事物)涌入”。
/flʌd/
The river flooded after the storm.
暴风雨后,河水泛滥了。
After days of heavy rain, the streets were flooded, and residents had to move to higher ground.
连续多日大雨后,街道被淹没,居民不得不转移到更高的地方。
flood 源自古英语 flōd,本义与“涨水、洪水”相关,来自日耳曼语系中表示“流动、涌动”的词根,后来意义扩展到“(人或信息等)大量涌入”的比喻用法。