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 valley was completely inundated within half an hour.
  不到半小时山谷完全被淹没了。
• The office was inundated with complaints about the washing machines.
  办公室到处是对洗衣机的抱怨声。
• 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。
• Hospitals near to the scene of the disaster were inundated with casualties.
  灾难发生地点附近的各家医院里挤满了伤亡者。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They have inundated me with fan letters.
  他们转给我的粉丝来信让我应接不暇。
• The low areas were inundated by floods.
  低洼地区被洪水淹没了。