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herd 2 [C+sing./pl.
v.] ~ (of sb) a large group of people, especially of the same type (■尤指同类人的）一关群a /locfc
o/chfWren/reporters 大群儿童 / 记者◊ TTi^y came
m/locks to see the procession.他们成群结队来看游行队
伍。B [C+sing./pl.
v.] {literary) the group of people who
regularly attend the church of a particular priest, etc. (常跟随某圣职人员等学习的）信众4 [U] small pieces of
soft material used for filling cushions, chairs, etc.(填 充垫子、椅子等的）小块软填料5 [U] small pieces of
soft material on the surface of paper or cloth that produce a raised pattern (植绒用的）短绒，绒屑：vvaH- paper磕绒墙纸
verb to go or gather
together somewhere in large numbers 群集；聚集；蜂拥：[VTTiousamfc o/peopiej^ocfced to
the beach this weekend.这个周末有 合几丰人蜂拥到了海滩。◊ numbers 〇/birds had 月ocfced together by the iafce.成群的鸟聚集在湖边。o[V to inf]
People/locked to hear him speak.人们成群结队知 去听他演讲。IM see bird
floe /fl0〇; NAmE flou/ noun = ice floe
flog /flog; NAmE
国家的酒法而被当众处以鞭刑。2〜sth (to sb)丨〜sth (off) (Brf，/n/omw/) to sell sth to sb 出 _ (桌物给某 人 i
: [VN] She
flogged her guitar to another student. M 把吉他卖给另一个同学。◊ Wfe buy them chea;办and
then>og them oJ5Fat a pro/it.我们低价买下这些，然后卖
出获利〇 ◊ [yNN] / had
a Zetter_/h>m a company t/y/ng to flog me insurance.我收到了一家公司的信，南我推销保
险。,flog a dead 'horse (BrE, informaf) to waste your effort by
trying to do sth that is no longer possible 鞭策死马；做徒劳无益的事.f丨Og Sth to death (erf, informal) to use an idea, a
story, etc. so often that it is no longer interesting多次重复（想法、故事等）而使人
失去兴趣
flog-ging /'flDgiq; NAmE '
众处以鞭刑
flood /fLvd/ noun, verb
如 noun
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WATER 水 1 [c,
U] a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry 洪水；水灾：rhe heayy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country.
许多地方泛滥成灾。◊仰〇d damage洪杂灾i ◊ PoHce have
issued/lood warnings/or Afevacia._ 警方已经发布了
内华达的水灾警告。◊ The river is m/tood (= has more water in it
than normal and has caused a flood).河水泛 滥。一see also flash flood
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LARGE NUMBER 大量 2 [C]〜（of
sth) a very large number of things or people that appear at the same time 大 批，大量（的人或事物）：a月oodo/compkiims大量投 诉◊ a_/7ood
o/re_/i/gees 难民潮◊ 77ie chfW was
mfloods o/tears (^= crying a lot).小孩哭得泪人儿似的。
verb
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FILL WITH WATER 灌满水 1 if
a place floods or sth
floods it, it becomes filled
or covered with water (使）灌满水；淹没：[V] TTie ceZZar_/Ioods
whenever it rai'ns heav办.只要一下矢雨地窖就淹水。◊ [VN] J/ the pipe bursts it couZd_/Iood the
whoZe house.要是水管破裂
整座房子就会灌满水。
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OF RIVER 河 2 to
become so full that it spreads out onto the land around it 泛滥；淹没：[V] When the Ganges /[oods, ft causes
consfderaWe damage.恒河泛滥时造成严
重损#。◊ [VN] TTie
river/Zoodecf the vaHey河乐:泛也淹
没了坷谷。.
LARGE NUMBERS.大^ 3 [V]〜in/into/out of sth
to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers 大量涌入；蜂拥而出
PTiTl pour ： Refugees continue to
flood into neigh- bouring countries难民不断涌入邻国。◊:Tdephone caZk came/Ioodfng m/rom aH over the
country.各国各地的
电话像潮水般打来。4 [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb/sth with sth to send sth
somewhere in large numbers 大量送
至挤满；拥满：The oj^ce was
_/k>oded rnth appHcarions /or the job.办公室4满了应症该职的求职
信。5 [VN]〜sth (with sth) to become
or make sth become available in a place in large numbers (使）充
斥，充满：Cheap imported goods
are flooding the
marfcet. i价进口商品充斥着市场。mem who planned to flood
OFFEEUNG/THOUGHT 思想感姑 6 to affect sb suddenly and strongly 使大罘感动；充满：[V +〇办./prep.] A great sense
o/re〖ie/j7ooded over him.他深感宽慰。◊ Memories 〇/her chfWhood came/Ioodfn^
baefc.她童年的往事涌上
心头。◊ [VN】 77ie words hooded him with se(/». ik些 话使他充满了自怜。
OF UGHT/COLOUR 光；颜色 7 to spread suddenly into sth; to cover sth 照进；覆盖：■ [V +fl£/v./pr印.]She drew the curtains and the sunZight/iooded fn. 开窗帘，阳 光洒了 进来。◊ [VN] She toofced away as t/ie cotoixr /looded/iercheefcs她双颊泛出红晕，视线转向别处。◊ 77ie room was hooded with evemn^ Zight室内一片
暮色。
ENGINE 发动机 8 [V，VN] if an engine floods or if you it, it becomes so full of
petrol/gas that it will not
(使）溢流
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flood-eel adj. ： fooded 月eZds 淹巧;的田地 flood.ing
noun [U] ： There will be heavy rain with flooding in
some areas.侖有大雨、，肴些地方备泛滥成灾。咖湖.flood sb-^ out [usually passive] to
force sb to leave their home because of a flood洪水迫使某人背井离乡
flood-gate /'flAdgeit/ noun [usually pi.] a gate that can be opened or closed to control the flow of
water on a river 洪闸门；泄水闸门：{figurative) If the
case is successful， it may open the
floodgates to more damages claims against the industry (= start sth that will
be difficult to stop).如果本案胜诉，就可能有更多的人向这个产业提出
损害索<赔，从而一发不可收拾。
flood-light /'flAdlait/
noun,
verb
m noun [usuaHy pi.] a large
powerful lamp, used for lighting sports grounds, theatre stages and the outside
of buildings泛光灯，泛光照明灯（运动场、舞台和建
筑物外墙等用 : a
match p〖ayed under /foodlights S晃灯下远行的比赛► f丨ood._ight.ing [U]: The /food收bring had been turned
oJF泛光灯照明已吴闭。
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verb (flood-lit, flood-lit /-lit/) [VN] [usually
passive] to light a place or a building using floodlights 用泛光打照明： The swimming pool is floodlit in the evenings.
间有泛光灯照日i。◊ /E〇〇d〖it tennis courts泛光赴照明紅
网球场
flood plain noun an area of flat land
beside a river that regularly becomes flooded when there is too much water i^i
the river洪泛区；涝原；漫滩
'flood tide noun a very high rise in the
level of the sea as it moves in towards the coast 涨潮一compare high tide
flood-water /'flAdwD：ta(r); NAmE also -waitar/ noun [U] (also flood-waters [pi.]) water that covers
land after there has been a flood 洪水：The floodwaters have
now receded.洪水现已消退。
floor /flDr(r)/ noun, verb u noun
OF ROOM 房间 1 [C, ushl丨y sing.] the surface of
a room that you walk on itfe 板；地面：a wooden/concrete/ marble, etc./toor木质、水泥、大理石等地面◊ ceramic /!oor
tiies 陶瓷地板命◊ 77ie body was
Zying on the fcftc/ien_/?oor._ 尸体躺在厨房的地上。.◊ The alterations shouW give us extra joor space.这些改动应该使我们有更
大的居住面积。
OF VEHICLE 丨:辆 2 also floor.board) [C, usually
sing.] the
bottom surface of a vehicle (,牟 _ 内的 底 板：The floor of the car
was covered in cigarette ends. /Jn
轿车内底板上满是烟蒂。
LEVEL OF BUILDING 楼层 3 [C] all the rooms that
are on the same level of a building 楼层：Her
office is on the second/toor.她的办公室在第三层。◊ the Jrish guy who iives two_/7oors above住在两层楼上面的爱尔兰人◊ TTiere is a 职 to
aH_/Ioors有电_通疰各倉_。◊
Their house is on three floors (= it has three floors), -ff] 的房子有三层。一see also ground
floor o note at
STOREY
OF
THE SEA/FORESTS 海；森林 4 [C,
usually sing.] the