waterflood
/waw-ter-fluhd, wot-er-/US // ˈwɔ tərˌflʌd, ˈwɒt ər- //
洪水,灌注水,灌水,泛滥成灾
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a method of secondary recovery whereby water is pumped into reservoir rock to force out oil that has ceased to flow under its own pressure.
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They rushed through the city like a waterflood, and large numbers of the natives were slain, and large numbers taken prisoners.
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