inundate

英 [ˈɪnʌndeɪt]

美 [ˈɪnʌndeɪt]

v.  使不胜负荷; 使应接不暇; 淹没; 泛滥

过去分词：inundated　过去式：inundated　现在分词：inundating　第三人称单数：inundates　

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Collins.1 / BNC.13958 / COCA.13018

牛津词典

verb

• 使不胜负荷；使应接不暇
  to give or send sb so many things that they cannot deal with them all
  1. We have been inundated with offers of help.
     主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
• 淹没；泛滥
  to cover an area of land with a large amount of water

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

verb

• fill or cover completely, usually with water
  Synonym:delugesubmerge
• fill quickly beyond capacity
  1. the basement was inundated after the storm
  2. The images flooded his mind
  Synonym:delugefloodswamp

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。
• The major reasons for the inundate modern international terrorism are: wrangling over nationalities, religions and territories;
  现代国际恐怖主义泛滥的主要原因是民族、宗教、领土纷争；
• I should inundate her with letters of recommendation!
  我要用推荐信淹死她！
• The reservoir of Longtan Hydropower Station will inundate some areas of Guizhou and Guangxi Provinces, with large inundation area and a lot of relocated people.
  龙滩水电站水库淹没涉及贵州、广西两省区，淹没面积大、移民人数多。
• When the river burst Its bank the field be Inundate
  河岸决堤后，田地遭洪水淹没
• So please do not inundate the developer with e-mail's requesting support!
  所以请不要随便向开发者发送请求支持的电子邮件！
• Alarm about the fiscal cliff has spread across a swath of us business, the Federal Reserve said yesterday as President Barack Obama appealed to middle-class Americans to inundate Congress with demands to reach a budget deal.
  美联储（fed）昨日表示，对于财政悬崖的恐慌已扩散到美国企业界，同时美国总统巴拉克奥巴马（barackobama）呼吁美国中产阶级，向国会发出达成预算协议的强烈要求。
• Seaweed banks up along the water's edge. When the river burst Its bank the field be Inundate
  海草沿着水边丛生，形成堤岸状。河岸决堤后，田地遭洪水淹没
• 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。
• Settlement Analyses And Reinforcement Strengthening Of Loessial Subsoil After Inundate
  黄土状地基土浸水后的沉降分析及补强加固