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

• They have inundated me with fan letters.
  他们转给我的粉丝来信让我应接不暇。
• HR departments are inundated with resumes, sometimes getting hundreds or even thousands for every available opening.
  人力资源部堆满了简历，可能应聘一个职位的简历就多达几百甚至数千份。
• In Beijing, magic schools and magic prop stores have been inundated.
  在北京，魔术学校和魔术道具商店已经泛滥。
• 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。
• 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。
• The flood inundated the whole district.
  洪水淹没了整个地区。
• You were inundated by people from all over the world and expectations were raised to an absolutely impossible level.
  来自世界各地的人令你应接不暇，人们对你的期望值提高到了一种完全无法企及的水平。
• The valley was completely inundated within half an hour.
  不到半小时山谷完全被淹没了。
• The basement was inundated after the storm; The images flooded his mind.
  暴风雨之后地下室被淹没了；他的肖像掩盖了他的思想。
• We've been inundated by calls from angry listeners.
  我们已经被愤怒的听众来电淹没了。