Definition

1. Noun:

   • Flooding; Inundation: A situation where an area, typically land, is covered or submerged by an overflow of water, often from heavy rain, rivers overflowing, or high tides.

2. Adjective (used attributively):

   • Flooded; Inundated: Describing an area that is covered or submerged by floodwaters.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Thành phố thường xuyên hứng chịu ngập lụt vào mùa mưa. (The city often suffers from flooding during the rainy season.)
  • Trận ngập lụt đã gây thiệt hại nghiêm trọng cho mùa màng. (The flood caused serious damage to the crops.)

• Adjective:

  • Con đường này thường bị ngập lụt sau một trận mưa lớn. (This road is often flooded after a heavy rain.)
  • Người dân vùng ngập lụt đã được sơ tán kịp thời. (Residents in the flooded area were evacuated promptly.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ngập lụt" is a compound word formed from "ngập" (to be submerged/flooded) and "lụt" (flood). It emphasizes a state of being submerged due to a flood event.
• It is commonly used in news, weather reports, and official communications to describe natural disasters involving water overflow.

Variants and Related Words

• Lũ lụt (n): A more intense term for flood, often implying a larger-scale, more destructive natural disaster.
• Ngập (v/adj): To be flooded/submerged; can be used for smaller-scale water accumulation (e.g., - waterlogged).
• Úng ngập (n/adj): Waterlogging; stagnation of water.

Synonyms

• Flooding: The covering of normally dry land by water.
• Inundation: An overwhelming flood.
• Deluge: A severe flood; a heavy downpour.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Thoát khỏi vùng ngập lụt: To escape from the flooded area.
  • Họ đã cố gắng thoát khỏi vùng ngập lụt trước khi nước dâng cao. (They tried to escape from the flooded area before the water rose higher.)
• Cứu trợ vùng ngập lụt: Flood relief.
  • Chính phủ đã gửi hàng cứu trợ tới cứu trợ vùng ngập lụt. (The government sent aid for flood relief.)