こうずい

[洪水] ①［水害］

*flood

/flʌ́d/ 【C】［しばしば ～s；単数扱い］ (河川の氾濫(^はんらん)による)洪水， 大水；［the F～］〔聖書〕ノアの洪水(Noah's Flood)∥ The bridge was washed away by the flood. 橋は洪水で押し流された / The flood caused ［did， ^×gave］ extensive damage to the village. 洪水が村に大きな被害を与えた / be on the lookout for floods 洪水を警戒している.

*flow

【C】洪水， 氾濫.

deluge

/déluːdʒ/ 【C】《正式》大洪水， 大水；［the D～］〔聖書〕ノア(Noah)の大洪水.

▲The greater part of the area has been affected by flooding. その地域の大部分が洪水の被害を受けた / The flood waters began to recede from the field. 洪水は畑から引き始めた.

②［殺到］

*flood

［a ～/～s］ (物・人の)洪水［殺到， 充満］；［a ～ of＋ 【U】［【C】複数］名詞で］ 多量［多数］(の物・人)∥ a flood of questions 質問の洪水

deluge

【C】 ［比喩的に；通例 a ～］ 洪水， 殺到.

洪水
flood

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こうずい【洪水】

①［水害］

*flood

/flʌ́d/ 〖C〗［しばしば ～s；単数扱い］ (河川の氾濫(^はんらん)による)洪水， 大水；［the F～］〔聖書〕ノアの洪水(Noah's Flood)

The bridge was washed away by the flood. 橋は洪水で押し流された

The flood caused ［did， ^×gave］ extensive damage to the village. 洪水が村に大きな被害を与えた

be on the lookout for floods 洪水を警戒している.

*flow

〖C〗洪水， 氾濫.

deluge

/déluːdʒ/ 〖C〗《正式》大洪水， 大水；［the D～］〔聖書〕ノア(Noah)の大洪水.

▲The greater part of the area has been affected by flooding. その地域の大部分が洪水の被害を受けた

The flood waters began to recede from the field. 洪水は畑から引き始めた.

②［殺到］

*flood

［a ～/～s］ (物・人の)洪水［殺到， 充満］；［a ～ of＋ 〖U〗［〖C〗複数］名詞で］ 多量［多数］(の物・人)

a flood of questions 質問の洪水

deluge

〖C〗 ［比喩的に；通例 a ～］ 洪水， 殺到.

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こうずい【洪水】

1 〔出水〕 a flood; 《文》 (an) inundation; 〔洪水の水〕 flood waters.

●利根川の河口近くで洪水が起きた. The Tonegawa overflowed (its banks) [flooded] near its mouth. | There was a flood near the mouth of the Tonegawa.

●洪水で流される be carried [washed] away by a flood

・洪水で幾千の人が家を失った. Thousands of people lost their homes in the flood(s). | Thousands of people were rendered homeless by the flood.

●彼の家の一帯は洪水になった. The area where his house is was flooded.

・洪水にあう suffer [have] a flood; 〔家･田畑などが〕 get [be] flooded; get inundated; get submerged [covered in water]

・このまま雨がやまないと洪水になる. If it goes on raining, there will be floods [flooding].

2 〔物があふれること〕

●都心部は車の洪水だ. The city center is inundated [awash, chock-a-block] with cars.

・輸入綿製品の洪水 a flood of imported cotton goods; 〔だぶつき〕 a glut of imported cotton goods

・質問[招待, 贈り物]の洪水 a flood [deluge] of questions [invitations, presents].

●現代人は情報の洪水に溺れている. People nowadays are drowning in (a [the] deluge of) information.

・ファンレターの洪水に悩まされる be sent such a deluge of fan letters that one doesn't know what to do; be inundated with fan letters.

●投書が洪水のように来て編集長の机上を埋めた. A flood of letters to the editor arrived and inundated the chief editor's desk.

射流洪水 a flash flood.

大洪水 a great [disastrous, heavy, big] flood; terrible flooding [floods]; a deluge.

高潮洪水 a storm surge flood; flooding caused by a combination of high tide and heavy winds.

洪水期 a flood [flooding] season; a season of floods.

洪水警報[注意報] a flood warning [advisory].

洪水調節[制御] flood control.

洪水被災地[区域] a flooded [an inundated] area [district]; an area [a district] affected by flooding [floods].

洪水防御 flood prevention.

洪水保険 flood insurance; insurance against floods [flooding].

洪水予報 flood forecasting; forecasting floods; 〔個々の〕 a flood forecast.