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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   deluge

   • IPA[ˈdelˌyo͞oj]

   美式

   • n.
     a severe flood；the biblical Flood (recorded in Genesis 6–8)
   • v.
     inundate with a great quantity of something；flood

   • verb: deluge, 3rd person present: deluges, gerund or present participle: deluging, past tense: deluged, past participle: deluged

   • noun: deluge, plural noun: deluges

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a severe flood this may be the worst deluge in living memory 同義詞 flood, flash flood, torrent, spate
   • ▪ the biblical Flood (recorded in Genesis 6–8) the world appeared to be emerging still from the waters of the Deluge
   • ▪ a heavy fall of rain a deluge of rain hit the plains 同義詞 downpour, torrential rain, torrent of rain, thunderstorm, rainstorm, ... 更多cloudburst反義詞 drizzle
   • ▪ a great quantity of something arriving at the same time a deluge of complaints 同義詞 barrage, volley, flood, torrent, avalanche, ... 更多stream, storm, shower, cascade, spate, wave, rush, outpouring反義詞 trickle

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. inundate with a great quantity of something he has been deluged with offers of work 同義詞 inundate, overwhelm, overload, overrun, flood, ... 更多swamp, snow under, engulf, shower, bombard
   • ▪ flood the country was deluged with rain 同義詞 flood, inundate, engulf, submerge, swamp, ... 更多drown
3. • 更多解釋

   deluge

   • IPA[ˈdɛljuː(d)ʒ]

   英式

   • n.
     a severe flood: this may be the worst deluge in living memory
   • v.
     overwhelm with a flood: caravans were deluged by the heavy rains

   Oxford Dictionary