flash flood

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Mr Willetts is not the only writer to worry about baby-boomers crashing through society like a flash flood.
威利特斯先生不是唯一擔心嬰兒潮一代會像山洪暴發(fā)一樣沖擊社會的作家。
Tragically, the heavily traveled tourist route became the site of the worst natural disaster in Colorado’s history during a catastrophic flash flood in July 1976.
不幸的是，在1976年7月的一場特大洪水中，這條遊人如織的道路上發(fā)生了科羅拉多州歷史上最慘痛的自然災害。
The river was later replenished by a sudden flash flood.
之後，由於突然爆發(fā)的洪水，這條河再度恢複到較多的水量。

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A flash flood is a sudden rush of water over dry land, usually caused by a great deal of rain.