deluge
- n. 洪水;泛濫;暴雨
- vt. 使泛濫;壓倒
詞態(tài)變化
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中文詞源
de-, 向下,離開(kāi)。-lug, 沖洗,噴流,詞源同lava, dilute.
英文詞源
- deluge
- deluge: see lavatory
- deluge (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French deluge (12c.), earlier deluve, from Latin diluvium "flood, inundation," from diluere "wash away," from dis- "away" (see dis-) + -luere, comb. form of lavere "to wash" (see lave).
- deluge (v.)
- 1590s; see deluge (n.). Related: Deluged; deluging.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post.
- 大量的手稿開(kāi)始通過(guò)郵遞涌來(lái)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. This has brought a deluge of criticism.
- 這一下子招來(lái)了鋪天蓋地的批評(píng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.
- 雨大的時(shí)候,這條小溪能變作洪流.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.
- 在這場(chǎng)暴雨中大約有十幾家房屋被毀。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. You could see him now, in this deluge of distraction.
- 現(xiàn)在你在這混亂的暴雨中,能夠看見(jiàn)他.
來(lái)自辭典例句