floods

Forecasting floods is not an exact science.

对洪水的预测并不是一门精确科学。

During the annual floods the river deposits its silt on the fields.

每年河水泛滥时都会在田野上沉积一层淤泥.

By strengthening the embankments they secured the village from floods.

他们加固河堤让村子免受洪水之灾.

They sandbagged their homes to keep out floods.

他们在房屋周围堆沙袋以抵御洪水的侵袭。

The floods were a cataclysm from which the local people never recovered.

经历了这场特大洪水,当地人民元气大伤,很难恢复.

Many people died by drowning in the great floods.

许多人在大洪水中淹死了.

disasters such as floods and famine

水灾和饥荒这一类灾难

The floods are described as the worst in nearly fifty years.

这次洪灾据说是近50年来最为严重的。

The house is unsafe since the foundations were undermined by floods.

这栋房子不安全,因为地基被洪水损坏了.

The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country.

大雨使全国许多地方泛滥成灾。

They send relief to those who made homeless by floods.

他们给水灾中无家可归的人发送救援物资.

He was in floods of tears on the phone.

他在电话里失声痛哭。

The wall was built along the river in case of floods.

沿河筑了防护墙以防洪水.

The floods caused havoc throughout the area.

洪水给整个地区带来了灾害。

The floods are the worst in living memory.

那次洪水是人们记忆中最严重的一次。