flood; deluge; overwhelming surge
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
flood; deluge; inundation
neutralRefers specifically to large-scale, destructive flooding of rivers or other bodies of water, typically caused by heavy rain, snowmelt, or dam failure.
Lián连
xù续
bào暴
yǔ雨
yǐn引
fā发
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
hóng洪
shuǐ水
。
Continuous heavy rain triggered a severe flood.
Dà大
Yǔ禹
yīn因
zhì治
lǐ理
hóng洪
shuǐ水
ér而
wén闻
míng名
。
Yu the Great is famous for taming the floods.
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Cūn村
mín民
men们
xiū修
zhù筑
dī堤
bà坝
yǐ以
dǐ抵
yù御
hóng洪
shuǐ水
。
The villagers built embankments to guard against floods.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
guò过
hòu后
，
tián田
dì地
bèi被
yū淤
ní泥
fù覆
gài盖
。
After the flood, the fields were covered in silt.
noun
overwhelming surge; deluge (figurative)
literaryUsed metaphorically to describe something that comes in an overwhelming quantity, such as information, people, or emotions.
Tā他
zài在
wǎng网
shàng上
fā发
bù布
de的
xìn信
xī息
yǐn引
fā发
le了
yú舆
lùn论
de的
hóng洪
shuǐ水
。
The information he posted online triggered a deluge of public opinion.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
bān般
de的
nàn难
mín民
yǒng涌
xiàng向
biān边
jìng境
。
A flood of refugees surged toward the border.