Word · Frequency #13958
inundates
淹没,泛滥
inundates is the third person singular of inundate.
核心释义
常指洪水淹没
to cover something with a large amount of water; to flood
- 1.
用大量水覆盖;淹没
To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
- 2.
压倒
To overwhelm.
使应接不暇,使充满;用大量水覆盖;淹没;压倒;浸水;泛滥
用法In use
The heavy rain inundated the entire village, forcing residents to evacuate.
用法提示:被动隐含,主动语态,表示水淹没
After the promotion, she was inundated with job offers from various companies.
用法提示:被动结构,后接with,表示使充满
The stadium was inundated by fans eager to see the concert.
用法提示:被动结构,后接by,表示被淹没
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- be inundated with something
- 被(大量事物)淹没;因……而应接不暇
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用被动结构,后接with/by
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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