deluge

洪水、水災

The deluge swept away several bridges along the river.

那場洪水沖毀了河邊好幾座橋。

豪雨、傾盆大雨

We were caught in a sudden deluge on the way home.

我們回家路上遇到一場突如其來的豪雨。

大量、如潮水般湧來的事物

The station received a deluge of complaints after the broadcast.

節目播出後，電視台收到大量投訴。

湧入、蜂擁而至、淹沒常用被動

The office was deluged with applications within a single day.

辦公室在一天之內就被大量申請表淹沒。

使氾濫、淹沒

Heavy rain deluged the low-lying farmland overnight.

一夜的大雨淹沒了低窪的農田。