“使泛滥”可以翻译为“cause to flood” 或者 “lead to an overflow” 。
“cause to flood”强调引发、导致(某区域)出现水泛滥的情况,例如:The heavy rain caused the river to flood.(大雨使河水泛滥。)
“lead to an overflow”更侧重于说明某种情况导致了液体等超出容器、边界而溢出、泛滥,例如:The broken dam led to an overflow of the reservoir.(决堤的大坝导致了水库的泛滥 。)