inundation

英 [ˌɪnʌnˈdeɪʃən]

美 [ˌɪnənˈdeɪʃən]

n.  洪水泛滥；淹没；水灾，洪水

复数：inundations　

BNC.38057 / COCA.28168

英英释义

noun

• the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
  1. plains fertilized by annual inundations
  Synonym:flooddelugealluvion
• an overwhelming number or amount
  1. a flood of requests
  2. a torrent of abuse
  Synonym:flooddelugetorrent

双语例句

• In China, the impact from glaciers retreat are more obvious with each passing day, including water resource shortage, frequent inundation, wet land retreat and reduced stability of river system etc.
  在中国，冰山的退化所产生的影响日趋明显，其中包括水资源短缺、水患频发、湿地退化和河流系统稳定性降低等。
• Fishermen in northern Japan are braced for a "massive" inundation of huge Nomura's jellyfish this autumn.
  今年秋天，在日本北部的渔民受到庞大的越前水母的侵袭。
• The data for this example is geographical data about the cities and the tsunami inundation line in the state of Oregon.
  本例使用的数据包括一些城市的地理数据和Oregon州的海啸影响范围。
• The threat of inundation or flood is a feature of coastal life.
  洪水的威胁是沿海生活的一个特点。
• Therefore, to prevent the inundation of Maldives has always been the most important one of the national policy.
  因此，防止被淹没一直都是马尔代夫最重要的国家政策之一。
• Agricultural land may take years to recover fully from the inundation, while dead livestock will have to be replaced to allow farmers to restore their livelihoods.
  农田可能需要数年时间从水灾中完全恢复，而农民要恢复生计，还须更换死亡的牲口。
• Analysis on Special Facilities Investment Control for Reservoir Inundation Treatment of Hydropower Station
  水电站水库淹没处理专业项目工程投资控制浅析
• The authors study the inundation loss and reserve land resource in the main inundated area of Hanyuan County in Pubugou reservoir region and give the preliminary opinions and suggestions on Hanyuan migration settlement.
  本文通过对瀑布沟水库主要淹没区汉源县淹没损失以及土地后备资源的分析，提出了汉源县移民安置的初步意见和建议。
• Many cities are on the coasts, vulnerable to storms, inundation and sea level rise.
  许多城市都位于沿海地区，易受暴风雨、洪水和海平面上升的威胁。
• Also at the briefing, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the inundation of her country demonstrates the importance of nations engaging in joint disaster preparedness planning.
  泰国总理英拉•西那瓦（YingluckShinawatra）在新闻发布会上表示，泰国遭遇洪水灾难一事表明各国联合规划抗灾的准备工作具有重要意义。