flood /flʌd/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
• (n.) an overwhelming number or amount
• (n.) light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

Chinese translation

• n. 洪水, 大量之水, 涨潮
• vt. 淹没, 使泛滥, 注满
• vi. 被淹, 溢出, 涌进

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/flʌd/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.34 · Rare

Word forms

flooded, flooding, floods

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