| 单词 | inundated |
| 释义 | inundated (once / 4723 pages) adj Stand on a busy street corner handing out free cupcakes, and you'll be inundated with hungry customers. Inundated means "overwhelmed". The Latin root of inundated is inundare, literally "to overflow," and "overflowing" is still one of the meanings of the adjective inundated. A river bank can become inundated with water, or flooded, just as a movie star can be inundated with autograph requests. WORD FAMILYinundate: inundated, inundates, inundating, inundation+/inundation: inundations USAGE EXAMPLESThe feline calendar, inundated with photo submissions, started printing two editions a year a few years ago to fit them all. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) Despite cleanup efforts, a new wave of garbage inundated the island again this week. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) But this time, many Republican electors were inundated with phone calls, emails and even threats demanding that they vote for someone other than Mr. Trump. New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) adj covered with water inundated farmlands Syn afloat, awash, flooded, overflowing full containing as much or as many as is possible or normal |
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