"flooding" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 洪水
• 淹水

Definition

通常干燥的土地被水淹没的情况，通常是由于暴雨或河水泛滥。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用作名词，多用于新闻、气象等正式场合，特指大范围被水覆盖。不能用来指一般的水洒出、小水灾。偶尔也可用于比喻大量某物涌入。

Examples

Heavy rain caused flooding in the city.

大雨导致城市出现**洪水**。

The river's banks could not contain the flooding.

河堤无法控制**洪水**。

Many homes were damaged by flooding.

许多房屋因**洪水**受损。

The basement keeps flooding every time it rains hard.

每次大雨，地下室总是会**进水**。

Road closures due to flooding are common around here in spring.

这里春天因为**洪水**封路很常见。

We're getting flooding in from all directions after that storm!

暴风雨后到处都在**淹水**！