inundate

英 ['ɪnʌndeɪt] 美 ['ɪnʌndeɪt]

• v. 浸水；向泛滥；淹没

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 扑来
2. 压倒
3. 淹没， 浸没
4. 泛滥，向泛滥
5. （使）充满
6. 使不胜负荷
7. 使应接不暇
8. （给予或交予太多事物）使难以应付

英英释义

Verb:

1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid;

   "the basement was inundated after the storm"
   "The images flooded his mind"
   

2. fill or cover completely, usually with water

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Police say rescue officials are worried that water from a choked river could inundate towns near the epicenter.
   警方称救援人员担心堵塞的河流一旦决堤将会淹没震中附近地区的乡镇。
2. The course changes frequently, and the area is so flat that a small change in the level of the river may inundate a considerable area.
   河道变化多端，下游地区却很平坦，水位少许上涨河流就会淹没一大片土地。

经典引文

• Rain fell heavily; the plain they were crossing became inundated.

  出自： J. Barnes

近反义词

【近义词】

• flood 淹没
• deluge 大洪水
• submerge 使浸没
• engulf 吞没
• drown 淹死
• cascade 瀑布
• drench 灌药
• overflow 泛滥
• swamp 沼泽
• overwhelm 打击
• snow under 把 ... 埋在雪里...
• immerse 浸
• shower 淋浴
• over 在 ... 的上方...
• run 跑
• run over 复查