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

• 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。
• They have inundated me with fan letters.
  他们转给我的粉丝来信让我应接不暇。
• 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。
• The flood inundated the whole district.
  洪水淹没了整个地区。
• 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。
• The low areas were inundated by floods.
  低洼地区被洪水淹没了。
• 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。
• The office was inundated with complaints about the washing machines.
  办公室到处是对洗衣机的抱怨声。
• 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。
• 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。