flood the streets

/flʌd ðə striːts/· phrase (verb + noun)

政治/外交/军事B2

flood the streets
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Chinese meaning

涌yǒng上shàng街jiē头tóu,挤jǐ满mǎn街jiē道dào

人rén群qún大dà量liàng涌yǒng入rù某mǒu处chù

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数shù万wàn人rén涌yǒng上shàng西xī班bān牙yá街jiē头tóu抗kàng议yì边biān境jìng危wēi机jī

Example

Tens of thousands flood streets to protest Spain border crisis

数shù万wàn人rén涌yǒng上shàng街jiē头tóu,抗kàng议yì西xī班bān牙yá的de边biān境jìng危wēi机jī。

Source: Fox News · 3 Sep 2026

Background ✎

西xī班bān牙yá多duō地dì爆bào发fā大dà规guī模mó抗kàng议yì,数shù万wàn民mín众zhòng走zǒu上shàng街jiē头tóu,不bù满mǎn政zhèng府fǔ应yìng对duì七qī月yuè大dà规guī模mó移yí民mín涌yǒng入rù的de方fāng式shì。仅jǐn马mǎ德dé里lǐ一yī地dì就jiù有yǒu约yuē五wǔ万wàn名míng抗kàng议yì者zhě,他tā们men对duì首shǒu相xiàng桑sāng切qiè斯sī在zài休xiū达dá移yí民mín危wēi机jī中zhōng的de处chǔ理lǐ方fāng式shì感gǎn到dào愤fèn怒nù。

Roots · etymology

flood 源自古英语 flōd(水流、洪水),喻指人群如洪水般涌出

  • flood(洪水,喻涌入)+ the streets(街道);比喻用法,非严格可拆合成词

Collocations

  • flood the streets with / protesters flood the streets / flood in

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