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

• John: Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.
  约翰：大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
• They have inundated me with fan letters.
  他们转给我的粉丝来信让我应接不暇。
• The low areas were inundated by floods.
  低洼地区被洪水淹没了。
• 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。
• Floodwaters inundated thousands of mu of farmland.
  洪水淹浸了数千亩农田。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In Beijing, magic schools and magic prop stores have been inundated.
  在北京，魔术学校和魔术道具商店已经泛滥。
• 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。