English Dictionary

deluge

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdɛl.juːdʒ/

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To flood with water. / (transitive) To overwhelm.

日本語の意味

水をかけて氾濫させる / 圧倒する、打ちのめす

After days of torrential rain, the overflowing river threatened to deluge the agricultural fields and nearby homes.

数日にわたる豪雨の後、あふれた川が農地や近隣の家屋を浸水させる恐れがあった。

意味（1）

(transitive) To flood with water.

Some areas were deluged with a month's worth of rain in 24 hours.

意味（2）

(transitive) To overwhelm.

After the announcement, they were deluged with requests for more information.

deluges （ present singular third-person ）

deluging （ participle present ）

deluged （ participle past ）

deluged （ past ）