What does "flood in" mean?

To arrive in overwhelming numbers To enter en masse like a flood.

How do you use "flood in" in a sentence?

Complaints flooded in. People flooded in when doors opened. Memories flooded in.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Significado: To arrive in overwhelming numbers

大量涌入

Llegar en cantidades abrumadoras

圧倒的な数で押し寄せる

물밀듯이 밀려들다

To enter en masse like a flood.

像洪水一样大规模涌入。

Entrar en masa como una inundación.

洪水のように大量に入ってくること。

홍수처럼 압도적인 수로 밀려들다.

Base verb: flood

Particle: in

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

Complaints flooded in.
投诉蜂拥而至
Las quejas llegaron a montones
苦情が殺到した
불만이 쏟아졌다.
People flooded in when doors opened.
开门后人们蜂拥而入
La gente entró en avalancha cuando abrieron las puertas
ドアが開くと人々がどっと入ってきた
문이 열리자 사람들이 물밀듯이 밀려들어왔다.
Memories flooded in.
记忆像潮水般涌来
Los recuerdos me inundaron
記憶がどっと蘇ってきた
기억이 한꺼번에 밀려왔다.

Contexto: overwhelming, abundant, arriving

Tono: dramatic

From the overwhelming nature of a flood.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal