inundated

英 [ˈɪnʌndeɪtɪd]

美 [ˈɪnʌndeɪtɪd]

v.  使不胜负荷; 使应接不暇; 淹没; 泛滥
inundate的过去分词和过去式

COCA.42221

柯林斯词典

• VERB (信件、要求、请求等)使应接不暇,使不胜负荷
  If you say that youare inundated withthings such as letters, demands, or requests, you are emphasizing that you receive so many of them that you cannot deal with them all.
  1. Her office was inundated with requests for tickets...
     她所在的售票处收到铺天盖地的购票请求。
  2. They have inundated me with fan letters.
     他们转给我的粉丝来信让我应接不暇。
• VERB 淹没;泛滥
  If an area of land isinundated, it becomes covered with water.
  1. Their neighborhood is being inundated by the rising waters of the Colorado River.
     他们的街区正被科罗拉多河上涨的河水淹没。

英英释义

adj

• covered with water
  1. the main deck was afloat (or awash)
  2. the monsoon left the whole place awash
  3. a flooded bathroom
  4. inundated farmlands
  5. an overflowing tub
  Synonym:afloat(p)awash(p)floodedoverflowing

双语例句

• This manager of human resources was inundated with/ overwhelmed by numerous applications.
  这位人力资源经理被无数的申请表淹没了。
• An hour after the rain stopped, roads remained inundated with water due to slow drainage.
  雨停之后的一个钟头，由于排水缓慢，道路仍然被水浸。
• We've been inundated by calls from angry listeners.
  我们已经被愤怒的听众来电淹没了。
• The flood inundated the whole district. The river swamped the village with its rising waters.
  洪水淹没了整个地区。村庄因那条河的河水泛滥而被淹没。
• Maybe you have to be informed, but you don't have to be inundated.
  也许你确实需要了解情况，但你没有必要将自己淹没在其中。
• Their neighborhood is being inundated by the rising waters of the Colorado River.
  他们的街区正被科罗拉多河上涨的河水淹没。
• Flood invaded downtown, leaving the ground floor of houses inundated.
  洪水侵入市中心，很多房屋的一楼浸在水中。
• The newlyweds have been inundated with good luck messages.
  新婚夫妇收到了纷至沓来的美好祝愿。
• She was inundated with telephone calls and begging letters.
  她接到的电话和恳求信多得应接不暇。
• They have inundated me with fan letters.
  他们转给我的粉丝来信让我应接不暇。