deluge

例句

We sheltered in a café until the deluge stopped.

我们在一家咖啡馆避雨，直到暴雨停歇。

播放英音

After the new housing policy was announced, local officials were deluged with questions from concerned residents.

新住房政策公布后，当地官员收到大量关切此事的居民提出的问题，应接不暇。

常用搭配

• a deluge of complaints｜大量涌来的投诉
• be deluged with requests｜被大量请求弄得应接不暇
• a sudden deluge｜突如其来的暴雨

用法提示

比喻大量涌来用a deluge of；动词常用be deluged with。