Heavy rain caused a flood in the town.
暴雨在小镇引发了洪水。
Select the best synonym for the word “flood”:
B — deluge. “flood” means n. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
The heavy rain caused a terrible ______ that swept away the old bridge.
D — flood. “flood” means n. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
flood — n. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry. In Chinese: 洪水.
flood is pronounced /flʌd/. It breaks into 1 syllable: flood.
Heavy rain caused a flood in the town. (暴雨在小镇引发了洪水。)
deluge, overflow, inundation — all close in meaning to flood (n. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry).
Yes. flood appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.