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deluge
UK /ˈdeljuːdʒ/
US /ˈdeljuːdʒ/
n. 暴雨；洪水
n. 極猛烈的降雨或嚴重洪水
n. 同時湧來、令人難以應付的大量事物
v. 以洪水淹沒，或以過多事物使人應接不暇
例句
We sheltered in a café until the deluge stopped.
我們在一家咖啡館避雨，直到暴雨停歇。
After the new housing policy was announced, local officials were deluged with questions from concerned residents.
新住房政策公布後，關切此事的居民紛紛提問，當地官員一時應接不暇。
常用搭配
- a deluge of complaints｜大量湧來的投訴
- be deluged with requests｜被大量請求弄得應接不暇
- a sudden deluge｜突如其來的暴雨
用法提示
比喻大量湧來用a deluge of；動詞常用be deluged with。