inundate

'inʌndeit

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. fill or cover completely, usually with water

vt. 浸水, 泛滥, 淹没, 使充满

Collins 星级

13,958

BNC 频率

13,018

使用频率

inundate 可以拆分为前缀 in-（表示“进入”）和词根 undate（源于拉丁语 undare，意为“波动”或“淹没”）。整体意思是“淹没”或“使进入水中”。

例句

1. The heavy rain will inundate the streets if it doesn't stop soon.

如果雨不快点停，街道将会被淹没。

2. The company was inundated with job applications after the advertisement was posted.

在广告发布后，公司收到了大量的求职申请。

3. During the meeting, she was inundated with questions from her colleagues.

在会议期间，她被同事们的问题淹没了。