inundate
inundate
[ˈɪnʌndeɪt]
verb
inundation
noun
语源
[ˈɪnʌndeɪt]
verb
- [with obj.](一般作 be inundated)flood
淹没，泛滥；使满溢
the islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise.
海平面上升时这些岛屿可能会被最先淹没。
■(figurative)overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with
(喻)压倒，控制，制服
we've been inundated with complaints from listeners.
听众的投诉让我们应接不暇。
inundation
noun
语源
- late 16th cent.: from Latin inundat- 'flooded', from the verb inundare, from in- 'into, upon' + undare 'to flow' (from unda 'a wave')
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