deluge['delju:dʒ]

• n.
  • 洪水
  • 暴雨，倾盆大雨，豪雨
  • 洪水般的汹涌，洪水般涌来的东西；大批(或大量、大肆)泛滥
• vt.
  • 淹没，使泛滥：

    The spring thaw caused the river to deluge the region.

    春天冰雪融化，使河水泛滥淹没了那地区。

  • 使充满；压倒，涌集(with):

    We were deluged with offers.

    报价单纷至沓来。

    They were deluged with applications.

    申请书使他们应接不暇。

• 变形:

  vt.deluged.deluging

Deluge['delju:dʒ]

• n.[the Deluge]【圣经】洪水灭世,大流激 (=the Flood) [《创世记》7]
• 短语:
  • After me the Deluge ! 我死后哪怕洪水灭世!(或：身后之事与我何干!)[源出法王路易十五情妇蓬巴杜女侯爵及时行乐的名言]