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

  1. VERB (信件、要求、请求等)使应接不暇,使不胜负荷
    If you say that you are inundated with things 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。
  2. VERB 淹没;泛滥
    If an area of land is inundated, 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。

双语例句

  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。
  3. 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。
  4. The flood inundated the whole district.
    洪水淹没了整个地区。
  5. The low areas were inundated by floods.
    低洼地区被洪水淹没了。
  6. Floodwaters inundated thousands of mu of farmland.
    洪水淹浸了数千亩农田。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. The office was inundated with complaints about the washing machines.
    办公室到处是对洗衣机的抱怨声。
  11. 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。
  12. Paul's home at Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen has been inundated with visitors and media from across Europe.
    保罗所生活的奥伯豪森海洋世界水族馆被游客和来自欧洲各国的媒体围得水泄不通。
  13. 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。
  14. The blogosphere has been inundated with people mocking the new salutation and proposing alternative greetings.
    博客世界里充满了人们对这种新问候语的嘲弄和其他供选择的问候语的建议。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. 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。
  19. 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。
  20. If you're looking for an affordable life insurance rate, you're inundated with choice.
    如果您正在寻找一个可负担得起的人寿保险率,你就淹没了选择。
  21. 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。
  22. You were inundated by people from all over the world and expectations were raised to an absolutely impossible level.
    来自世界各地的人令你应接不暇,人们对你的期望值提高到了一种完全无法企及的水平。
  23. Glasgow and Edinburgh were inundated with indigent refugees.
    格拉斯哥和爱丁堡被贫困的难民所淹没。
  24. The valley was completely inundated within half an hour.
    不到半小时山谷完全被淹没了。
  25. 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。
  26. 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。
  27. The flood inundated the whole district. The river swamped the village with its rising waters.
    洪水淹没了整个地区。村庄因那条河的河水泛滥而被淹没。
  28. We've been inundated by calls from angry listeners.
    我们已经被愤怒的听众来电淹没了。
  29. 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。
  30. 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。

英英释义

adj

  1. 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