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

• If you're looking for an affordable life insurance rate, you're inundated with choice.
  如果您正在寻找一个可负担得起的人寿保险率，你就淹没了选择。
• 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。
• 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。
• When the Chinese market was inundated with fake and poor-quality commodities, Weizhi's policy won consumers'confidence and trust.
  当中国市场上假冒伪劣产品泛滥的时候，伟志的做法赢得了消费者的信心和信任。
• She was inundated with telephone calls and begging letters.
  她接到的电话和恳求信多得应接不暇。
• The valley was completely inundated within half an hour.
  不到半小时山谷完全被淹没了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 low areas were inundated by floods.
  低洼地区被洪水淹没了。