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

• You were inundated by people from all over the world and expectations were raised to an absolutely impossible level.
  来自世界各地的人令你应接不暇，人们对你的期望值提高到了一种完全无法企及的水平。
• HR departments are inundated with resumes, sometimes getting hundreds or even thousands for every available opening.
  人力资源部堆满了简历，可能应聘一个职位的简历就多达几百甚至数千份。
• 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。
• A huge avalanche Saturday inundated US Route 40 west of Denver.
  一场巨大雪崩淹没了丹佛西面的40号公路路段。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。