deluge

US /ˈdel.juːdʒ/
UK /ˈdel.juːdʒ/
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1.

대홍수, 호우

a severe flood

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The town was hit by a sudden deluge.
도시는 갑작스러운 홍수에 휩쓸렸다.
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After the heavy rains, a deluge of water rushed down the streets.
폭우 후에 엄청난 양의 물이 거리를 휩쓸었다.
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floodtorrentdownpourinundationcataclysm
2.

쇄도, 폭주, 엄청난 양

a large number of things arriving at the same time

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We received a deluge of applications for the job.
우리는 그 일자리에 엄청난 수의 지원서를 받았다.
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The celebrity was met with a deluge of questions from reporters.
그 유명인은 기자들의 쏟아지는 질문을 받았다.
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barragefloodtorrentrushstream
1.

물에 잠기게 하다, 범람시키다

to inundate with a great flood of water

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The heavy rains threatened to deluge the entire valley.
폭우가 계곡 전체를 물에 잠기게 할 위협을 가했다.
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The river could deluge the nearby villages if it overflows.
강이 범람하면 인근 마을을 물에 잠기게 할 수 있다.
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inundatefloodengulfsubmergedrown
2.

압도하다, 쇄도하다

to overwhelm with a large number or amount of something

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The company was deluged with complaints after the product launch.
제품 출시 후 회사는 엄청난 수의 불만에 휩싸였다.
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He was deluged with requests for interviews.
그는 인터뷰 요청에 압도당했다.
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overwhelminundateswampbombardflood