flood
gb/flˈʌd/ us/flˈʌd/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 4900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
event
1
Overflow of water onto land
A lot of water covering land that is usually dry.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a flood in [a place]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flood' with 'fluent' because they sound similar, but they have unrelated meanings.
คำพ้องความหมาย
deluge (A very large and sudden flood, often more dramatic in tone.)
คำตรงข้าม
drought (A long period with no rain, the opposite of a flood in terms of water availability.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
flash flood
|flood damage
|flood warning
|severe flood
|flood zone
หัวข้อ
nature
|weather
|disaster
ตัวอย่าง
- The flood destroyed several homes along the river.
- After days of rain, the town suffered a major flood.
- Authorities issued a flood warning for the coastal region.
- The flood covered the farmland in several feet of water.
- Many people had to evacuate because of the flood.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The flood damaged many houses.
- A flood happened after the big storm.
- The river made a flood in the city.
- People left their homes because of the flood.
คำกริยา
A2
action
2
To cover an area with water
To put or cause too much water in a place so it covers the ground.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to flood [a place]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes say 'make a flood' instead of 'cause a flood' or 'flood'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
inundate (More formal and technical term, often used in official reports or literature.)
คำตรงข้าม
drain (To remove liquid from an area, the opposite action of flooding.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
flood a street
|flood the basement
|flood the fields
|river floods
หัวข้อ
nature
|weather
|disaster
ตัวอย่าง
- Heavy rains flooded the streets last night.
- If the dam breaks, it will flood the valley.
- The burst pipe flooded the kitchen.
- The river flooded after three days of continuous rain.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Rain can flood the road.
- The storm will flood the park.
- Water from the river will flood the town.
คำกริยา
B1
action
3
To fill or overwhelm with things
To give or send so much of something that it is too much.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to flood [someone/something] with [things]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may use 'fill' instead of 'flood', missing the sense of excess or overwhelming amount.
คำพ้องความหมาย
overwhelm (Can refer to both emotional and physical excess; broader than 'flood'.)
คำตรงข้าม
deprive (To take away or keep something from someone; opposite in terms of supply.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
flood with emails
|flood with complaints
|flood with light
หัวข้อ
communication
|business
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The company was flooded with job applications.
- Fans flooded social media with messages.
- Sunlight flooded the room through the open windows.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The shop was flooded with customers.
- They flooded my inbox with messages.
- Light flooded into the room.
คำนาม
B1
event
4
Sudden large arrival of things/people
A lot of people or things coming at once.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a flood of [things/people]
คำพ้องความหมาย
wave (Often used figuratively for large arrivals; slightly softer than 'flood'.)
คำตรงข้าม
trickle (A very small number or slow flow, opposite of 'flood' in this sense.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
flood of refugees
|flood of orders
|flood of complaints
หัวข้อ
communication
|business
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- There was a flood of tourists during the summer season.
- The announcement caused a flood of inquiries.
- A flood of memories came back to her.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We got a flood of emails today.
- There was a flood of people at the concert.
- She felt a flood of happy memories.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
flood
IPA
GB/flˈʌd/
US/flˈʌd/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
flood (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (flood)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: flood
- Plural: floods
Verb
- Base: flood
- 3rd Person Singular: floods
- Present Participle: flooding
- Past: flooded
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
floods
noun
flooding
verb
flooded
verb
Related words
floodwater
noun
floodplain
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
drought
noun B2
Advanced or less common
floodgate
noun C1
วลีและสำนวน
a flood of tears
1/ə flˈʌd əv tˈɪɹz/
fixed phrase
Crying a lot suddenly
Crying a lot suddenly and strongly.
ตัวอย่าง
- She burst into a flood of tears when she heard the news.
- After losing his toy, the child was in a flood of tears.
flood in
1/flˈʌd ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
Arrive in large numbers quickly
To come or enter in very large numbers quickly.
ตัวอย่าง
- As soon as the gates opened, fans began to flood in.
- Donations flooded in after the disaster was reported.
flood out
1/flˈʌd ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Force people to leave by flooding
To make people leave a place by covering it with water or another substance.
ตัวอย่าง
- The rising river flooded out several families living near its banks.
- Protesters were flooded out when sprinklers were turned on.
open the floodgates
1/ˈoʊpən ðə flˈʌdɡˌeɪts/
idiom
Allow something uncontrolled to happen
To let something happen more and more after stopping it before.
ตัวอย่าง
- The new policy opened the floodgates to complaints from customers.
- The new law opened the floodgates for foreign investment.
- Once she started talking, it opened the floodgates and she told us everything.
- His confession opened the floodgates for more complaints.