Word · Frequency #13958
inundate
淹没，泛滥
to cover something with a large amount of water; to flood
常指洪水淹没
- 1.
To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
用大量水覆盖；淹没
- 2.
To overwhelm.
压倒
使应接不暇，使充满；用大量水覆盖；淹没；压倒；浸水；泛滥
In use
The heavy rain inundated the entire village, forcing residents to evacuate.
After the promotion, she was inundated with job offers from various companies.
The stadium was inundated by fans eager to see the concert.
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。
be inundated by sth
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。
inundate sth with sth
主动用法，主语为人或实体，宾语常为地点或机构。
Connections
Collocations
- be inundated with
- 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。
- inundate the market
- 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。
- inundate the area
- 淹没该地区
- The flash flood inundated the area overnight.山洪一夜之间淹没了该地区。
Idioms & figurative uses
- be inundated with something
- 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。
- inundate the market with something
- 用（大量产品等）充斥市场；使市场充斥……The company inundated the market with cheap smartphones.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用被动结构，后接with/by
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 /ˈɪnʌndeɪt/ 完全押韵的常用词很少，因为重音在第一个音节 /ɪn/ 上，后面的 /ʌndeɪt/ 组合很罕见。日期、更新和镇静的末尾都有 /deɪt/ 音（拼写为 -date），但重音位置不同，所以只是局部相似，不是严格押韵。注意拼写相似的 undulate /ˈʌndjʊleɪt/ 和 undated /ˌʌnˈdeɪtɪd/ 以 und 开头，但读音是 /ʌn/ 而不是 /ɪn/；candidate 里的 -date 常弱读为 /dət/。拼写相近不等同于发音相同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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