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be inundated with sth
常用于比喻大量信息、请求或物品，表示应接不暇。
The company was inundated with complaints after the product recall.
产品召回后，该公司被投诉淹没。
淹没，泛滥
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淹没，泛滥
to cover something with a large amount of water; to flood
The company was inundated with complaints after the product recall.
产品召回后，该公司被投诉淹没。
常指洪水淹没
用大量水覆盖；淹没
To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
压倒
To overwhelm.
inundate
Base
原形
inundates
3rd person
第三人称单数
inundating
-ing
现在分词
inundated
Past
过去式
inundated
Past participle
过去分词
Heavy rain inundates the low-lying areas.
大雨淹没了低洼地区。
The flood inundated the entire village.
洪水淹没了整个村庄。
The office is inundating with complaints.
办公室被投诉淹没。
They have been inundated with applications.
他们收到了大量申请。
The city was inundated by the storm surge.
城市被风暴潮淹没。
常用被动结构，后接with或by，表示‘被淹没’或‘应接不暇’。
The heavy rain inundated the entire village, forcing residents to evacuate.
暴雨淹没了整个村庄，迫使居民撤离。
After the promotion, she was inundated with job offers from various companies.
升职后，她收到了来自各种公司的大量工作邀请。
The stadium was inundated by fans eager to see the concert.
体育场被渴望观看演唱会的粉丝挤满了。
常用于比喻大量信息、请求或物品，表示应接不暇。
The company was inundated with complaints after the product recall.
产品召回后，该公司被投诉淹没。
强调动作的来源，常指具体的水或自然灾害。
The coastal town was inundated by the floodwaters.
这个沿海小镇被洪水淹没。
主动用法，主语为人或实体，宾语常为地点或机构。
They inundated the senator's office with letters of protest.
他们用抗议信淹没了参议员的办公室。
Not this
The city inundated after the storm.
Use this
The city was inundated after the storm.
Inundate 是及物动词，需用被动语态表示'被淹没'，不能像中文'泛滥'一样作不及物动词使用。
Not this
The office was inundated of inquiries.
Use this
The office was inundated with inquiries.
表示'充满、应接不暇'时，通常用介词 with，而不是 of。
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被…淹没；应接不暇
The customer service line was inundated with calls.
客服热线被电话打爆了。
充斥市场
Domestic producers fear that cheap imports will inundate the market.
国内生产商担心廉价进口产品会充斥市场。
淹没该地区
The flash flood inundated the area overnight.
山洪一夜之间淹没了该地区。
被（大量事物）淹没；因……而应接不暇
After the article appeared online, she was inundated with comments.
文章在网上发布后，评论多得让她应接不暇。
用（大量产品等）充斥市场；使市场充斥……
The company inundated the market with cheap smartphones.
这家公司让廉价智能手机充斥市场。
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想象波浪冲进（in）来，把一切都 ate（吃掉）——in-und-ate 就是淹没，也指应接不暇。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、学术或商务写作、正式书面描述 通常用于正式或书面语，表示被水淹没或大量事物使人应接不暇；日常口语中较少出现，更常用 flood 或 swamp。
常用被动结构，后接with/by
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