洪水

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

こうずい【洪水】

&fRoman1;〔大水〕a flood; an inundation

大洪水
a deluge

この一帯はしばしば洪水に見舞われる
This area often suffers from floods [flooding].／This area is often flooded.

川は増水し流域は洪水になった
The water rose in the river and the surrounding fields were flooded [inundated].

&fRoman2;〔膨大な量〕

メールの洪水
a deluge [flood] of e-mails

書物の洪水の中で良書を選ぶのは大変だ
Among the flood [torrent] of books being published, it is not easy to select really good ones.

洪水警報

a flood warning

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