awash

awash
adjective
  1. [predic.]covered or flooded with water, especially seawater or rain
    被水(尤指海水或雨水)淹没的,冲刷的
    the boat rolled violently, her decks awash.
    船晃得厉害,水冲上了甲板。
    the city was awash with journalists.
    新闻记者纷纷涌进这座城市。
    ■level with the surface of water, especially the sea, so that it just washes over
    与水面齐平的;被(海)水冲打着的
    a rock awash outside the reef entrance.
    沙洲入口外侧一块被海水冲打着的岩石。
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