"flood out" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 因洪水被迫撤离
• 被洪水淹没而离开

Definition

指因为洪水的原因，被迫离开或被洪水赶出某地。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

"Flood out" 通常用被动语态("be flooded out")，表示因洪水被迫离开。多见于有关自然灾害的报道。类似“撤离”但更具体。

Examples

Many families were flooded out of their homes last night.

昨晚许多家庭被**洪水赶出**了家。

The river rose so high it flooded out the whole village.

河水上涨得太高，把整个村庄的人都**赶出来**了。

If the rain doesn't stop, we might get flooded out.

如果雨不停，我们可能会被**洪水赶出**家。

Some businesses downtown were completely flooded out during last year's storms.

去年暴雨期间市中心一些商家完全被**洪水淹没而撤离**。

We were flooded out and had to stay with relatives for a week.

我们**被洪水赶出**家，不得不和亲戚住了一周。

Even the farm animals were flooded out when the dam broke.

水坝决堤时，连农场的动物都被**洪水赶出来**了。