flood

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a very large number of things that arrive at the same time.

n. a large quantity of things appearing or arriving more rapidly than can be easily managed.

日本語:殺到※

“The company received a flood of complaints after the website crashed.”

“The charity was overwhelmed by a flood of donations following the televised appeal for the earthquake victims.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to fill or cover a place with a large amount of water.

v. to cover or submerge a place with water; used both for natural events and domestic accidents.

日本語:浸水する※

“The bathroom floor flooded because the washing machine broke.”

“Rising sea levels threaten to flood low-lying coastal communities more frequently over the coming decades.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to send or give so much of something that it is hard to deal with.

v. to provide or fill with a quantity of something that exceeds the capacity to process it.

“Fans flooded the singer's social media page with birthday messages.”

“Cheap imports began to flood the market, making it difficult for local manufacturers to compete on price.”

C1 · Advanced Computing Informal

v. to send many messages very quickly to a chat or forum to annoy people.

v. to disrupt a communication system by sending a high volume of data or repetitive messages in a short period.

“The moderator banned the user for flooding the chat with the same emoji.”

“The server's automated security system detected an attempt to flood the comment section and temporarily disabled new posts.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Technical

n. the time when the ocean water moves toward the land.

n. the incoming flow of the tide, occurring between low water and high water.

“The boat was carried into the harbour by the flood.”

“Navigating the narrow channel is significantly easier during the flood, as the current assists the vessel's progress toward the docks.”