flood
US: /ˈfɫəd/
UK: /flˈʌd/
UK: /flˈʌd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
flood /flood/
- danh từ
- lũ, lụt, nạn lụt
- the Flood; Noah's Flood: nạn Hồng thuỷ
- dòng cuồn cuộn; sự tuôn ra, sự chảy tràn ra ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- floods of rain: mưa như trút nước
- a flood of tears: nước mắt giàn giụa
- a flood of words: lời nói thao thao bất tuyệt
- nước triều lên ((cũng) flood-tide)
- (thơ ca) sông, suối biển
- flood and field: niển và đất
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục), (như) flood-light
- lũ, lụt, nạn lụt
- ngoại động từ
- làm lụt, làm ngập, làm ngập nước
- làm tràn đầy, làm tràn ngập
- to be flooded with light: tràn ngập ánh sáng
- to be flooded with invitention: được mời tới tấp
- nội động từ
- ((thường) + in) ùa tới, tràn tới, đến tới tấp
- letters flood in: thư gửi đến tới tấp
- (y học) bị chảy máu dạ con
- to be flooded out
- phải rời khỏi nhà vì lụt lội
- ((thường) + in) ùa tới, tràn tới, đến tới tấp
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
water
1 [C, U] a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry: The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country. + flood water / damage + Police have issued flood warnings for Nevada. + an appeal to help flood victims + the Thames flood barrier + The river is in flood (= has more water in it than normal and has caused a flood).
See also -
large number
2 [C] ~ (of sth) a very large number of things or people that appear at the same time: a flood of complaints + a flood of refugees + The child was in floods of tears (= crying a lot).
in bible
3 (the Flood) [sing.] the great flood that covered the world in the Bible story: before the Flood (= a very long time ago)
+ verb
fill with water
1 if a place floods or sth floods it, it becomes filled or covered with water: [V] The cellar floods whenever it rains heavily. + [VN] If the pipe bursts it could flood the whole house.
of river
2 to become so full that it spreads out onto the land around it: [V] When the Ganges floods, it causes considerable damage. + [VN] The river flooded the valley.
large numbers
3 [V] ~ in / into / out of sth to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers: Refugees continue to flood into neighbouring countries. + Telephone calls came flooding in from all over the country.
4 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb/sth with sth to send sth somewhere in large numbers: The office was flooded with applications for the job. + We've been flooded with complaints.
5 [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to become or make sth become available in a place in large numbers: Cheap imported goods are flooding the market. + A man who planned to flood Britain with cocaine was jailed for 15 years.
of feeling / thought
6 to affect sb suddenly and strongly: [V, +adv./prep.] A great sense of relief flooded over him. + Memories of her childhood came flooding back. + [VN] The words flooded him with self-pity.
of light / colour
7 to spread suddenly into sth; to cover sth: [V, +adv./prep.] She drew the curtains and the sunlight flooded in. + [VN] She looked away as the colour flooded her cheeks. + The room was flooded with evening light.
engine
8 [V, VN] if an engine floods or if you flood it, it becomes so full of petrol/gas that it will not start
flooded adjective: flooded fields
flooding noun [U]: There will be heavy rain with flooding in some areas.
Phrasal Verbs: flood sb<->out [usually passive] to force sb to leave their home because of a flood
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 inundation, deluge, overflow(ing), débâcle:
The hurricane was accompanied by a devastating flood.
2 torrent, cataract, freshet, overflow, stream, spate:
A flood of lava poured down the mountain.
3 abundance, deluge, overflowing, surge, outpouring, torrent, tide, tidal wave, stream, rush, flow, glut, surfeit, satiety, profusion, over-abundance, superabundance, nimiety, plethora, excess, surplus, superfluity:
A flood of invective poured from her lips.
v.
4 inundate, submerge, overflow, swamp, immerse, deluge, pour over, drown:
The water flooded everything in the basement.
5 overwhelm, glut, oversupply, saturate, choke:
The market is being flooded with cheap imitations.
6 sweep, flow, swarm, surge, rush, crowd, pour:
As soon as the doors opened, the people flooded in.
7 permeate, fill, engulf, cover, pour into or throughout or over:
I open the curtain and sunlight floods the room.
Collocation dictionary
1 large amount of water
ADJ.
devastating, great, heavy, severe | summer, winter
VERB + FLOOD
cause
Heavy rainfall in the mountains caused the floods.
FLOOD + VERB
hit sth, strike sth
This summer the region was struck by devastating floods.
| inundate sth
The meadowland was inundated by heavy floods.
| cause sth
The flood caused widespread destruction.
| subside
The floods are slowly subsiding.
FLOOD + NOUN
water/waters | alert, damage, victim | control, defence, prevention, protection, relief
PHRASES
be in (full) flood
The river was in full flood (= had flooded its banks).
2 large number/amount
ADJ.
great | constant | sudden
FLOOD + VERB
inundate sb/sth
She was inundated by floods of fan mail.
PREP.
~ of
a great flood of refugees
PHRASES
in floods of tears
(= crying a lot)The little girl was in floods of tears.
VERB + FLOOD
be liable to
The area near the river is liable to flood.
PHRASES
be badly flooded
The village had been badly flooded.
Concise English dictionary
floods|flooded|floodingflʌd
noun
+the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
+an overwhelming number or amount
+light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
+a large flow
+the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
+the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
verb
+fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
+cover with liquid, usually water
+supply with an excess of
+become filled to overflowing
