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 office was inundated with complaints about the washing machines.
  办公室到处是对洗衣机的抱怨声。
• 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。
• 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。
• This manager of human resources was inundated with/ overwhelmed by numerous applications.
  这位人力资源经理被无数的申请表淹没了。
• 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。
• 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 newlyweds have been inundated with good luck messages.
  新婚夫妇收到了纷至沓来的美好祝愿。
• 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。
• The low areas were inundated by floods.
  低洼地区被洪水淹没了。
• Flood invaded downtown, leaving the ground floor of houses inundated.
  洪水侵入市中心，很多房屋的一楼浸在水中。