swamp sb/sth with sth
with 后面接大量涌入的事物，sb/sth 是承受的一方。
Fans swamped the office with letters and emails.
粉丝们寄来的信件和电子邮件淹没了办公室。
淹没；浸湿
swamping — present participle of swamp
使不堪重负；压垮；毁坏；用水浸透或填满；压倒；使过于忙碌或超出能力；陷入困境和危险；压倒；毁坏；破坏；浸湿或淹没,或被浸湿或淹没
To drench or submerge, or to become drenched or submerged.
用水浸透或填满
To drench or fill with water.
压倒；使过于忙碌或超出能力
To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
陷入困境和危险；压倒；毁坏；破坏
To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
浸湿或淹没,或被浸湿或淹没
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
一般现在时
The rain often swamps the low-lying areas.
雨水常常淹没低洼地区。
一般过去时
The flood swamped the entire village last year.
去年洪水淹没了整个村庄。
现在完成时
The boat has been swamped by the huge wave.
小船被巨浪淹没了。
Heavy rain swamped the small village, and people had to move to higher ground.
大雨淹没了小村庄，人们不得不搬到高处。
用法提示：swamp 作动词，表示“淹没”，这里用过去式 swamped。
AI contextual example
I'm swamped with deadlines this week, so I can't meet you for lunch.
这周我被截止日期压得喘不过气来，所以没法和你吃午饭。
用法提示：swamp 作动词，表示“使不堪重负”，这里用被动语态 be swamped with。
AI contextual example
The company's website was swamped by so many visitors that it stopped working.
这家公司的网站被大量访问者挤爆，无法正常运行。
用法提示：swamp 作动词，表示“使应接不暇”，这里用被动语态 be swamped by。
AI contextual example
with 后面接大量涌入的事物，sb/sth 是承受的一方。
Fans swamped the office with letters and emails.
粉丝们寄来的信件和电子邮件淹没了办公室。
口语中常表示被大量事物压得应付不过来，如 be swamped with work。
The clinic was swamped with patients after the holiday.
假期过后，诊所挤满了病人。
这一用法多指水真的漫过并盖住某地。
The river burst its banks and swamped the village.
河水决堤，淹没了村庄。
最通用的同义词，语域中性，强调情绪或负荷上的压倒性，与 swamp 的比喻义最接近。
较正式，常用被动（be inundated with），强调数量巨大、源源不断，比 swamp 语气更强。
更口语化，也可用于具体事物；比喻义强调大量涌入，不一定超出承受能力，比 swamp 更强调数量。
书面语/文学性强，语气强烈，指像洪水般汹涌压来；常用被动结构。
强调超出承受极限，多用于工作量、信息等；比 swamp 更具体地指负荷超载，常用于被动（be overloaded with）。
grammar · medium
易错句子Our team swamps with tickets every Monday.
正确表达Our team is swamped with tickets every Monday.
swamp 是及物动词，表示“使被淹没、使不堪重负”时，主语是受影响的一方，必须用 be + 过去分词 swamped 构成被动；原句照搬主动语态、漏掉 be，还把主语当成了施动者，意思变成了“我们队淹没了工单”。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am swamping with work this week.
正确表达I am swamped with work this week.
现在分词 swamping 表主动或正在进行，过去分词 swamped 表被动或状态；这里“我”是被工作压垮的一方，be 后要用 swamped，不能用 swamping。
grammar · medium
易错句子My boss swamped me a lot of work.
正确表达My boss swamped me with a lot of work.
swamp 表示“使应接不暇”时用 swamp sb with sth 这一结构，宾语后必须加介词 with；它不像 give 那样可以接双宾语，所以不能说 swamp me a lot of work。
针对“淹没、浸湿”义项；dry 表示去除水分使变干，与 swamp 使水覆盖的方向相反。
针对“淹没、浸湿”义项；drain 指主动排走积水，不单纯指失去水分。
针对“淹没、浸湿”义项；dehydrate 强调去除水分，多用于食物、人体等，较正式。
被工作压得喘不过气
She was swamped with work before the deadline.
截止日期前，她被工作压得喘不过气。
充斥市场
Cheap imports swamped the domestic market.
廉价进口商品充斥了国内市场。
使船灌水沉没
The heavy rain swamped their boat.
大雨使他们的船灌水沉没了。
被债务压垮
Many families are swamped by debt.
许多家庭被债务压垮。
使系统不堪重负
The huge number of users swamped the system.
海量用户使系统不堪重负。
被（工作、请求等）淹没；忙于应付
I can't come to the phone; I'm swamped with calls.
我没法接电话，电话多得应付不过来。
（商品）大量涌入市场；充斥市场
Cheap imports have swamped the local market.
廉价进口商品充斥了本地市场。
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