flood out

• 短语动词，表示因大量水或其他物质而被迫离开某地，也指大量人或物突然从某地涌出或撤离。

A phrasal verb used to indicate forcing someone to leave a place due to an overwhelming amount of water or other substance, or to describe a large number of people or things leaving a place suddenly.

不可数 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Force to leave due to waterformal

   To force people to leave their homes or an area because of flooding.

   因洪水被迫撤离

   • The heavy rains flooded out several families in the valley.
   • Many residents were flooded out of their homes after the river burst its banks.
   • The village was completely flooded out during the storm.

   同义词displacedrive outevacuateforce out

2. Overwhelm with a large amountinformal

   To be overwhelmed or forced out by a large number of things or people.

   淹没

   • The stadium was flooded out by fans trying to get tickets.
   • The small shop was flooded out with orders after the advertisement.
   • The office was flooded out with complaints after the policy change.

   同义词delugeengulffloodinundateoverwhelmswamp

基本动词flood