inundate
/ˈɪnʌndeɪt/verb
with obj.(一般作 be inundated)
1- 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。
1.1
- 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。
派生词
inundation
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin inundat- 'flooded'， from the verb inundare, from in- 'into， upon' + undare 'to flow' （from unda 'a wave'）.