"floods" in Chinese (Traditional)
洪水
Definition
大量的水覆蓋了通常乾燥的土地,通常由暴雨、河川氾濫或風暴引起。也可泛指大量、壓倒性的事物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常用複數強調多起事件或各地發生的情況;亦可借喻大量或情緒氾濫。常見於新聞及正式報告形容災害。
Examples
The city was damaged by severe floods last year.
去年,城市因嚴重的**洪水**受損。
Many homes were lost in the recent floods.
最近的**洪水**中許多房屋被毀。
Emergency services rescued people from the floods.
應急服務從**洪水**中救出了人們。
Every spring, the river floods cause travel delays in this area.
每年春天,河流**洪水**都會導致該地區交通延遲。
There have been reports of floods all over the country after the storm.
暴風雨過後,全國各地都有**洪水**的報導。
Social media was filled with floods of messages during the event.
活動期間,社羣媒體上充滿了**洪水**般的訊息。