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。
• 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。
• The low areas were inundated by floods.
  低洼地区被洪水淹没了。
• They have inundated me with fan letters.
  他们转给我的粉丝来信让我应接不暇。
• 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 basement was inundated after the storm; The images flooded his mind.
  暴风雨之后地下室被淹没了；他的肖像掩盖了他的思想。
• Floodwaters inundated thousands of mu of farmland.
  洪水淹浸了数千亩农田。
• 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。
• 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。