"flooding" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 洪水
• 淹水

Definition

當平時乾燥的土地被水覆蓋，通常因暴雨或河水泛濫所致。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要作為名詞用，新聞、天氣預報中常出現，指的是大範圍的淹水。不用於形容小規模的積水。偶爾也用於比喻某事物大量湧入。

Examples

Heavy rain caused flooding in the city.

大雨造成城市**洪水**。

The river's banks could not contain the flooding.

河堤無法控制**洪水**。

Many homes were damaged by flooding.

許多房屋因**洪水**受損。

The basement keeps flooding every time it rains hard.

每次下大雨，地下室就會**淹水**。

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

這裡春天因**洪水**封路很常見。

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

暴風雨過後到處都在**淹水**！