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
inundating — present participle of inundate
使应接不暇,使充满;用大量水覆盖;淹没;压倒;浸水;泛滥
to cover something with a large amount of water; to flood
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.
一般现在时
Heavy rain inundates the low-lying areas.
大雨淹没了低洼地区。
一般过去时
The flood inundated the entire village.
洪水淹没了整个村庄。
现在进行时
The office is inundating with complaints.
办公室被投诉淹没。
现在完成时
They have been inundated with applications.
他们收到了大量申请。
passive
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。
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.
升职后,她收到了来自各种公司的大量工作邀请。
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.
体育场被渴望观看演唱会的粉丝挤满了。
用法提示:被动结构,后接by,表示被淹没
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。
flood 是最常用、最直接的近义词,语气中性;inundate 更正式,多用于书面语。日常口语中通常用 flood。
swamp 强调水漫过某地使其湿透或难以通行,也常用于比喻“使应接不暇”;在字面意义上不如 flood 普遍。
deluge 为正式/文学用语,强调像洪水般的大水量,语气庄重;口语中不常用。
engulf 强调完全吞没、整体覆盖,常带有毁灭性(如水、火吞没物体),语气比 inundate 更强烈。
submerge 侧重把物体放入水面以下或完全没入水中,动作较具体;inundate 强调大范围覆盖。
grammar · medium
易错句子The city inundated after the storm.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The office was inundated of inquiries.
正确表达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。
针对“被水淹没”义项,指使水流出、不再受淹。
针对“被水淹没”义项,强调使失去水分,与 inundate 的“浸透”相对。
针对“使应接不暇”义项,指减轻压力或负担。
flood 通常指被水淹没,侧重具体的水量;inundate 除了水淹,更常用于比喻义“使应接不暇”。
overwhelm 强调情感或任务上的巨大压力,使人难以承受;inundate 常指大量信息或事物涌来,使人应接不暇。
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。
in-(进入,到来)+ und(波浪,来自拉丁语 unda)+ -ate(动词后缀);同根词如 undulate(波动)、abundant(丰富的,原意如波浪般涌来)
inundate 的本义是水大量覆盖地面,水是洪涝场景的核心要素。
暴雨常导致河水上涨并 inundate 低洼地区。
河水泛滥时会 inundate 两岸,是描述洪灾的常见场景。
水坝决堤或泄洪可能使下游地区被 inundate。
当地区被 inundate 时,往往需要组织居民疏散。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.