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

• 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。
• Glasgow and Edinburgh were inundated with indigent refugees.
  格拉斯哥和爱丁堡被贫困的难民所淹没。
• We are bombarded by advertisers and inundated with fast food joints.
  我们被广告商投放的垃圾食品广告以及快餐店淹没了。
• The office was inundated with complaints about the washing machines.
  办公室到处是对洗衣机的抱怨声。
• 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。
• Paul's home at Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen has been inundated with visitors and media from across Europe.
  保罗所生活的奥伯豪森海洋世界水族馆被游客和来自欧洲各国的媒体围得水泄不通。
• 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。
• Floodwaters inundated thousands of mu of farmland.
  洪水淹浸了数千亩农田。
• 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。
• 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。