snowed under

英 [snəʊd ˈʌndə(r)]

美 [snoʊd ˈʌndər]

adj.  (因工作或其他事情多而)穷于应付的，忙得不可开交的

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (因工作或事情多而)穷于应付的，忙得不可开交的
  If you say that you aresnowed under, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with.
  1. Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television show.
     埃德出演电视剧的时候收到了大量粉丝的来信。

双语例句

• The cars were snowed under by drifts.
  车辆被积雪盖没了。
• At present we are snowed under with work.
  目前我们的工作多得应付不了。
• Climatic effects of Eurasian snow cover and their impact on the formation of winter monsoon circulation the cars were snowed under by the drifts.
  欧亚雪盖的气候效应及其在冬季风形成中的作用车辆被积雪盖没了。
• Snowed under with applications for the job.
  求职申请书多得接应不暇。
• So many applications were received for the post that the secretary was snowed under.
  接到这么多的求职信，秘书忙得不可开交。
• The city was struck by the elemental violence of the storm. The doghouse was snowed under during the blizzard.
  该城市遭到了大自然强烈风暴的袭击。暴风雪袭击时，狗屋被雪覆盖了。
• The coming weeks could see you snowed under with work.
  下几周你的工作可能会出现问题。
• Don't give me any extra jobs; I'm snowed under already.
  不要再给我任何额外的工作；我已经忙得不可开交了。
• All the fields are snowed under; the animals will have to feed indoors.
  田野全被大雪覆盖了，牲畜只能在室内喂食。
• The factory received so many orders that it was snowed under with work.
  工厂收到大量的定单，以致穷于应付。