Deluge
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 大洪水; 暴雨
- [英] n. 大洪水 ( a great flood) ;暴雨 ( a heavy rainfall)
- [记] de+luge ( =luv冲洗) -> 冲掉 -> 大洪水
- [同] 参考: deluvial ( 大洪水的) ; dilute ( 冲淡)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. noun
- Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deluje, from Latin diluvium, from diluere to wash away, from dis- + lavere to wash — more at lye
- Date: 14th century
- 1.
- a. an overflowing of the land by water
- b. a drenching rain
- 2. an overwhelming amount or number <received a deluge of offers>
II. transitive verb (deluged; deluging)