inundate是什么意思？

inundate

英[ˈɪnʌndeɪt] 美[ˈɪnʌnˌdet, ˈɪnən-]

• vt. 淹没，泛滥，（洪水般的）扑来，使充满；

第三人称单数：inundates;

过去式：inundated;

过去分词：inundated;

现在分词：inundating;

名词：inundation;

例句

• Deluge: To overrun with water; inundate. 淹没: 被水淹没; 使泛滥.

同义词

• n.
  inundate的同义词之：洪水;泛滥
  over, run, cascade, flood, deluge, overflow, drench,
• inundate的同义词之：其他释义
  immerse, flood, drench, over, run, deluge, submerge, overflow, shower, cascade, engulf, drown,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• 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.
  例句
  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。 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 is inundated, it becomes covered with water.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  给予或交予(太多事物)使难以应付
  We were inundated with applications for the job. 这个职位的申请信如雪片飞来, 我们实在应付不过来。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid;
  "the basement was inundated after the storm""The images flooded his mind"
  2. fill or cover completely, usually with water