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

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  1. 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 are snowed under, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with.
    1. 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。
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双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. The celebrity's office is snowed under with fan letters.
    那位名人的办公室里堆满了像雪片般飞来的崇拜者的来信。
  3. All the fields are snowed under; the animals will have to feed indoors.
    田野全被大雪覆盖了，牲畜只能在室内喂食。
  4. I can't meet you at any lunchtime this week because I'm snowed under and will have to work through my lunch break on every day.
    这个星期任何一天的午餐时间我都无法和你见面，因我工作忙不过来，将只得每天午餐休息时加班干活。
  5. Employers see the test as an effective way to filter out the weakest from the thousands of applications they receive. So many applications were received for the post that the secretary was snowed under.
    用人单位视该测试为一种行之有效的办法以从他们收到的几千封求职信中筛除最差的。接到这么多的求职信，秘书忙得不可开交。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. Climatic effects of Eurasian snow cover and their impact on the formation of winter monsoon circulation the cars were snowed under by the drifts.
    欧亚雪盖的气候效应及其在冬季风形成中的作用车辆被积雪盖没了。
  9. The coming weeks could see you snowed under with work.
    下几周你的工作可能会出现问题。
  10. The cars were snowed under by drifts.
    车辆被积雪盖没了。
  11. 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。
  12. They were snowed under with invitations to parties.
    他们频频受邀参加宴会，疲于应付。
  13. Snowed under with applications for the job.
    求职申请书多得接应不暇。
  14. All the fields are snowed under.
    整个原野都被大雪覆盖了。
  15. The doghouse was snowed under during the blizzard.
    暴风雪袭击时，狗屋被雪覆盖了。
  16. At present we are snowed under with work.
    目前我们的工作多得应付不了。
  17. 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。
  18. They really are snowed under with new orders.
    新的定货单实在使他们应接不暇了。
  19. So many applications were received for the post that the secretary was snowed under.
    接到这么多的求职信，秘书忙得不可开交。
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