flooding

flooding — 名詞

1. the state in which water spreads across normally dry land, often caused by heavy

1.名詞B1
釋義

淹水；水災

雨水或河水溢出，使陸地淹水的狀況

the state in which water spreads across normally dry land, often caused by heavy rain, rivers overflowing, or ocean storms

例句

Christopher and his neighbours spent the night filling sandbags to protect their houses from flooding.

Christopher 和鄰居花了一整晚裝沙包，以防洪水淹到他們的房子。

protect [something] from flooding

Padma watched the flooding from her balcony as the river rose higher.

Padma 從陽台上看著河水越漲越高，淹水的情況也越來越嚴重。

watch + as-clause showing simultaneous observation

同義詞
  • flood

    countable noun referring to a single event; 'flooding' describes the ongoing situation

  • inundation

    formal term, often used in official or scientific contexts

反義詞
  • drought

    a long period with little or no rain, the opposite extreme of water shortage

文法句型

flooding + verb (singular)

adjective + flooding

flooding + of + noun

用法筆記

Flooding is an uncountable noun — do not use it with 'a' or make it plural. To refer to a single event, say 'a flood' (countable) instead.

常見錯誤

❌There was a flooding in our town last year.
✅There was flooding in our town last year.' or 'There was a flood in our town last year.
💡'flooding' is uncountable; use 'a flood' for a single event.
❌The floodings destroyed many homes.
✅The flooding destroyed many homes.
💡'flooding' has no plural form.