How do you use "flood" in a sentence?

Heavy rain caused severe flooding in the town centre. We were flooded with applications for the position. Memories of her childhood came flooding back when she visited her old school.

flood

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Meaning: An overflow of water; a large amount of something arriving at once

洪水，水灾；大量涌来

inundación; avalancha, oleada

洪水；殺到、氾濫

홍수; 쇄도, 범람

Flood primarily describes water that overflows and covers normally dry land. Figuratively, it describes anything that arrives in overwhelming quantities, such as 'a flood of emails' or 'flooded with requests.' As a verb, it means to fill or overwhelm with water or other things.

Flood主要描述溢出并覆盖通常干燥土地的水。比喻上，它描述大量到来的任何事物，如'a flood of emails'（大量电子邮件）或'flooded with requests'（被请求淹没）。作为动词，它意味着用水或其他东西填满或淹没。

Flood describe principalmente el agua que desborda y cubre tierra normalmente seca. Figurativamente, describe cualquier cosa que llega en cantidades abrumadoras, como 'a flood of emails' o 'flooded with requests'. Como verbo, significa llenar o abrumar con agua u otras cosas.

Floodは主に、通常は乾いている土地を覆って溢れる水を表します。比喩的には、「メールの洪水」や「リクエストで溢れる」のように、圧倒的な量で到着するものを表します。動詞としては、水やその他のもので満たしたり圧倒したりすることを意味します。

Flood는 주로 물이 넘쳐 평소에 마른 땅을 덮는 것을 의미합니다. 비유적으로는 '이메일의 홍수'나 '요청이 쇄도하다'처럼 압도적인 양으로 한꺼번에 밀려드는 것을 뜻합니다. 동사로는 물이나 다른 것으로 가득 채우거나 압도하다는 뜻입니다.

Examples

Heavy rain caused severe flooding in the town centre.
暴雨在市中心造成了严重的洪水。
Las fuertes lluvias causaron graves inundaciones en el centro de la ciudad.
大雨により町の中心部で深刻な洪水が発生しました。
폭우로 인해 도심에 심각한 홍수가 발생했습니다.
We were flooded with applications for the position.
我们收到了大量的职位申请。
Nos inundaron de solicitudes para el puesto.
そのポジションへの応募が殺到しました。
그 직위에 지원서가 쇄도했습니다.
Memories of her childhood came flooding back when she visited her old school.
当她参观母校时，童年的记忆涌了上来。
Los recuerdos de su infancia volvieron a ella cuando visitó su antigua escuela.
母校を訪れたとき、子供時代の思い出がよみがえりました。
모교를 방문했을 때 어린 시절의 기억이 홍수처럼 밀려왔습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old English 'flod' meaning 'a flowing of water, a body of water', from Proto-Germanic 'floduz', from the root 'pleu-' (to flow). Related to 'flow' and 'float'. The biblical Flood gave the word connotations of catastrophe.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal