inundate /ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt/ TEM8 ( inundating, inundated, inundates )

• 1. 

  V-T If you say that you are inundated with things such as letters, demands, or requests, you are emphasizing that you receive so many of them that you cannot deal with them all. 被 (大量信件或请求等) 淹没 [强调]

  例：

  Her office was inundated with requests for tickets.

  她的办公室接到了铺天盖地的索票请求。

• 2. 

  V-T If an area of land is inundated, it becomes covered with water. 淹没 [usu passive]

  例：

  Their neighbourhood is being inundated by the rising waters of the Colorado River.

  他们的临近区域正被科罗拉多河不断上涨的河水所淹没。