flood
US /flʌd/
noun, verb Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Heavy rain caused a flood that closed the main road.
Word Family
NounNoun
flood gốc
flooding
VerbVerb
flood gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- delugean overwhelming number or amount
- inundatefill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- overflowa large flow
Collocations
- Easy flood danger warningto flood danger warning, meaning to fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- Medium flood of customer inquiriesto flood of customer inquiries, meaning to fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- Hard flood market with cheap goodsto flood market with cheap goods, meaning to fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- Very Hard flood insurance exclusion under treatiesto flood insurance exclusion under treaties, meaning to fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
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