flood

S2 W1

in Vietnamese lũ lụt, ngập lụt

BrE /flɒd/ AmE /flɑːd/

noun / verb en → vi

1 WATER [noun] A2

lũ lụt, ngập lụt

a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry

  • a flood of something

Collocations flood damage · flood warning

  • The river burst its banks and caused a flood.

    Con sông vỡ bờ và gây ra lũ lụt.

2 FLOW [intransitive] B1

đổ về, tràn qua

to flow in large amounts over an area that is usually dry

  • something floods somewhere

Collocations flood a city · flood an area

  • The rain flooded the streets.

    Mưa tràn qua các con phố.

3 COVER [transitive] B1

ngập lụt, nhấn chìm

to cover an area with water, especially suddenly and unexpectedly

  • flood something

Collocations flood a house · flood a room

  • The storm flooded the basement.

    Cơn bão nhấn chìm tầng hầm.

1 ABUNDANCE [noun] B1

sự dồi dào, sự tràn lan

a large amount of something, especially when it is unexpected or unwanted

  • a flood of something

Collocations flood of information · flood of emails

  • There was a flood of applications for the job.

    Có một lượng lớn đơn xin việc cho công việc đó.

2 SURGE [intransitive] B1

tràn về, dồn dập đến

to come in large amounts, especially suddenly and unexpectedly

  • something floods somewhere

Collocations flood a market · flood the internet

  • The news flooded social media.

    Tin tức tràn qua các mạng xã hội.

3 FILL [transitive] B2

đổ đầy, dồn dập vào

to fill something with a large amount of something, especially suddenly and unexpectedly

  • flood something

Collocations flood a market with goods · flood the internet with posts

  • The company flooded the market with cheap products.

    Công ty đã dồn dập đưa ra thị trường nhiều sản phẩm giá rẻ.