| 词组 | flood |
| 释义 | flood [flooded, flooded, flooding] flood back sth comes flooding back if something comes flooding back, you suddenly remember it, usually because something else reminds you of it: ▪ As soon as she was alone, all her fears came flooding back. it all comes flooding back ▪ Every time I hear that song, it all comes flooding back. flood in/into flood in • flood into sth to arrive or enter somewhere in very large numbers: ▪ Letters of thanks have been flooding in from viewers. ▪ Large numbers of refugees flooded into Macedonia. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pour in/into flood out 1. be flooded out to be forced to leave your home because of floods. A flood is a large area of water, which moves over an area that is usually dry, often causing damage.: ▪ The river burst its banks, and hundreds of Londoners were flooded out after the worst rain for twenty years. 2. flood out to leave a place in very large numbers + of ▪ About 200,000 people were reported to be flooding out of the country. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pour out flood with 1. flood sth with sth to send large numbers of letters, complaints etc to an organization, especially more than the people there can deal with: ▪ Campaigners flooded the Governor's office with angry letters of protest. be flooded with calls/complaints/requests etc (=receive a large number of telephone calls etc) ▪ The telephone lines were flooded with calls from people wanting to help. 2. flood sth with sth to provide such large amounts of something in a place that it causes a problem: ▪ A plot to flood Britain with the drug Ecstasy, has been smashed by the police. ▪ Plans to recruit more foreign workers could flood the country with cheap labor. flood the market (=make so much of something available that its price drops) ▪ Foreign suppliers are accused of flooding the market with cheap CDs. ■ SIMILAR TO: swamp |
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