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欢迎收看美国之音：新闻词汇。
U.S. President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for California in January because of severe weather.
由于恶劣天气，美国总统乔·拜登在1月批准了加利福尼亚州进入紧急状态的声明。
Drench
使湿透；淋透；浇透
The declaration came as another wave of heavy rain drenched the already flooded state.
发布这一声明时，这个已经被洪水淹没的州又下了一场暴雨。
The storms, which began in late December, have caused at least 20 deaths, flooding, mudslides, home evacuations and road closures.
12月底开始的暴风雨已造成至少20人死亡，并引发了洪水、泥石流、家庭疏散和道路封闭问题。
To drench is to make something extremely wet.
drench的意思是使某物变得极其潮湿。
You can drench plants with water.
你可以用水浇植物。
But it can also be used inexactly, as in: a room drenched in sunlight.
但它也可以被不准确地使用，比如：一间阳光充足的房间。
