英语词汇“inundate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

inundateinundate /ˈɪnənˌdeɪt/ verb

ETYMOLOGYinundate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of inundare, from unda wave

VERB TABLE

inundate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	inundate
	he, she, it	inundates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	inundated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have inundated
	he, she, it	has inundated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had inundated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will inundate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have inundated

1be inundated with something to receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with it all SYN swamp: The TV station was inundated with complaints after the show.2[transitive] formal to cover an area with a large amount of water SYN flood: Floodwaters regularly inundate the lowlands of the state. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of inundare, from unda wave]—inundation /ˌɪnənˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]