late 14c., from Old French deluge (12c.), earlier deluve, from Latin diluvium "flood, inundation," from diluere "wash away," from dis- "away" (see dis-) + -luere, comb. form of lavere "to wash" (see lave).
deluge (v.)
1590s; see deluge (n.). Related: Deluged; deluging.
雙語例句
1. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post.
大量的手稿開始通過郵遞涌來。
來自柯林斯例句
2. This has brought a deluge of criticism.
這一下子招來了鋪天蓋地的批評。
來自柯林斯例句
3. This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.
雨大的時候,這條小溪能變作洪流.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.
在這場暴雨中大約有十幾家房屋被毀。
來自辭典例句
5. You could see him now, in this deluge of distraction.