inundated /ɪˈnʌn.deɪ.tɪd/
形容词/动词过去分词,意为"被淹没的;被大量涌入的"。常用来形容被水淹没,或比喻被大量事物(如工作、信息、请求等)压得喘不过气来。
/ɪˈnʌn.deɪ.tɪd/
After the heavy rain, the small village was completely inundated.
大雨过后,那个小村庄完全被洪水淹没了。
Since the company launched its new product, the customer service team has been inundated with calls and emails from excited buyers.
自从公司推出新产品以来,客服团队就被兴奋的买家打来的电话和发来的邮件淹没了。
inundated 源自拉丁语 inundare,由 **in-**(进入)和 undare(涌流)组成,而 undare 又来自 unda(波浪)。最初在英语中指"洪水泛滥、水流漫过",后来逐渐引申为比喻义,表示被大量事物"淹没"或"压倒"。该词在16世纪进入英语,至今在日常用语中比喻义的使用频率甚至超过了原义。