プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
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