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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The office was inundated with complaints about the washing machines.
  办公室到处是对洗衣机的抱怨声。
• 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。
• Floodwaters inundated thousands of mu of farmland.
  洪水淹浸了数千亩农田。
• The valley was completely inundated within half an hour.
  不到半小时山谷完全被淹没了。
• 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。
• The board has been inundated with complaints about your intimate relationship with that pretty assistant of yours.
  董事会被有关你和你那个飘来那个助手之间的亲密关系的投诉淹没了。
• They have inundated me with fan letters.
  他们转给我的粉丝来信让我应接不暇。