名詞 deluge:

1. an overwhelming number or amount
   同義詞：flood, inundation, torrent
2. a heavy rain
   同義詞：downpour, cloudburst, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker
3. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
   同義詞：flood, inundation, alluvion

動詞 deluge:

1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
   同義詞：flood, inundate, swamp
2. charge someone with too many tasks
   同義詞：overwhelm, flood out
3. fill or cover completely, usually with water
   同義詞：inundate, submerge

1. I was deluged with phone calls.
   我的電話應(yīng)接不暇。
2. We advertised the job and were deluged with applications.
   我們登出了這項工作的廣告，收到的申請書不計其數(shù)。
3. I got caught in the deluge on the way home.
   我在回家的路上遇到傾盆大雨。
4. When the snow melts, the mountain stream becomes a deluge.
   雪融化時，山間溪流變成山洪暴發(fā)。

del.uge

n.（名詞）

A great flood.
泛濫，洪水
A heavy downpour.
暴雨
Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood:
紛至沓來：某事物過多（如同洪水淹沒一樣）：
例句：
a deluge of fan mail.
紛至沓來的追星族來信

Deluge Bible In the Old Testament, the great flood that occurred in the time of Noah.
Deluge 【圣經(jīng)】 大洪水：在舊約全書中，特指在諾亞時代發(fā)生的大洪水
v.tr.（及物動詞）
del.uged,del.ug.ing,del.ug.es
To overrun with water; inundate.
淹沒：被水淹沒；使泛濫
To overwhelm with a large number or amount; swamp:
泛濫，大量涌現(xiàn)：大量的淹沒；困擾：
例句：
The press secretary was deluged with requests for information.
新聞秘書被接踵而來的提供信息的需求

來源：
From Middle English [flood]
源自 中古英語 [洪水]
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin doluvium
源自 拉丁語 doluvium
from doluere [to wash away]
源自 doluere [沖刷]
dis- [apart] * see dis-
dis- [區(qū)分] *參見 dis-
-luere [to wash] * see leu(…)-
-luere [洗] *參見 leu(…)-