inundate

“Inundate” 英汉词典内容

词性及含义分析

“Inundate” 主要作为动词使用，意为“淹没、泛滥”，在某些情况下也可用于比喻意义，表示“充斥、压倒”。目前没有常用的名词或形容词形式。

词语辨析

与“inundate”相关的词汇有“flood”和“overwhelm”。“Flood”强调水的泛滥，而“overwhelm”则更侧重于情感或事务的压倒性。

词汇扩充

• Inundation - 名词，意为“涝灾、泛滥”。

• Inundated - 形容词，形容被淹没或充斥的状态。

近义词

• Flood
• Overwhelm
• Deluge

反义词

• Drench
• Dry
• Empty

柯林斯词典定义

According to the Collins Dictionary, “inundate” means to cover an area with a large amount of water or to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it.

根据柯林斯词典，“inundate”的意思是用大量的水覆盖一个地区，或者给予某人如此多的工作或事情，以至于他们无法应对。

牛津词典定义

According to the Oxford Dictionary, “inundate” refers to an overwhelming amount of something, typically with water or work.

根据牛津词典，“inundate”指的是某物的压倒性数量，通常是水或工作。

用法

“Inundate” 常用于描述自然灾害、信息过载或工作负担等情况。

例句

• Heavy rains are expected to inundate the coastal areas.

  预计大雨将会淹没沿海地区。

• The company was inundated with job applications after the ad was published.

  在广告发布后，公司收到了大量的求职申请。

• The river inundated the nearby fields.

  这条河流淹没了附近的田地。

• She felt inundated by the amount of information she had to process.

  她觉得要处理的信息量让她感到不堪重负。

• The city was inundated with tourists during the summer.

  夏季时，城市被游客淹没。

• The teacher was inundated with questions after the lecture.

  讲座后，老师被问题淹没了。

• Floodwaters began to inundate the streets.

  洪水开始淹没街道。

• She was inundated with emotions after hearing the news.

  听到这个消息后，她被情感淹没了。

• The organization was inundated with donations after the disaster.

  灾后，该组织收到了大量的捐款。

• As soon as the report was released, experts were inundated with calls for explanation.

  报告发布后，专家们接到了大量的解释电话。

• They were inundated with work during the busy season.

  在繁忙季节，他们被工作淹没。

• The flood inundated several homes in the area.

  洪水淹没了该地区的几处住宅。

• During the meeting, she felt inundated by the number of tasks assigned to her.

  在会议中，她感到被分配的任务数量淹没了。

• After the storm, the fields were inundated with water.

  风暴过后，田地被水淹没。

• The library was inundated with requests for the new book.

  图书馆收到了大量对新书的请求。

• Despite the warnings, many cities were inundated by the sudden rains.

  尽管有警告，许多城市仍然被突如其来的雨水淹没。

• She was inundated with offers after her performance.

  演出后，她收到了大量的邀约。

• Reports suggest that the region will be inundated with tourists next summer.

  报告显示，该地区将在明年夏天被游客淹没。

• The sudden influx of emails has inundated the support team.

  突然涌入的邮件已经淹没了支持团队。