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.- 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。
- Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television show.
双语例句
- 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。 - 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.
整个原野都被大雪覆盖了。 - The coming weeks could see you snowed under with work.
下几周你的工作可能会出现问题。 - They were snowed under with invitations to parties.
他们频频受邀参加宴会,疲于应付。 - I'm sorry, I can't meet you for lunch, I'm snowed under this week.
实在抱歉,我不能和你会面共进午餐了,这周我忙得不可开交。 - 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 cars were snowed under by drifts.
车辆被积雪盖没了。 - The doghouse was snowed under during the blizzard.
暴风雪袭击时,狗屋被雪覆盖了。 - Snowed under with applications for the job.
求职申请书多得接应不暇。