259. In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television.
译文 在娱乐界,毫无疑问,电视脱口秀节目充斥在白天电视节目的各个时段中。
点睛 本句的主干是...TV talk shows have...flooded...。in the world of entertainment 为地点状语。
entertainment意为“娱乐”。talk show又可以叫做US-Talk Show或者Brit-Chat Show,即“脱口秀”,是观众聚集在一起讨论主持人提出的话题的一种广播节目或电视节目。
考点归纳 flood既可以作名词,又可以作动词,其含义及用法如下:
flood作名词,意为“洪水,水灾”,其相关短语有:
1) a flood of意为“大量”。如:
A flood of refugees came to this area. 这个地区来了大批难民。
2) in flood意为“(河流)泛滥”。如:
The river is in flood, so we cannot cross it. 河水正在泛滥,所以我们无法从那里过去。
flood作动词,意为“淹没,泛滥”,其相关短语有:
1) flood in意为“大量涌入(某处)”。如:
Farmers were flooding in big cities. 农民大量涌入大城市。
2) flood sb. out意为“大水迫使某人离家”。如:
Most villagers were flooded out by a burst water main. 由于总水管破裂,大多数村民都被迫离开了家。