inundate

vt

• ① 泛滥,浸没,淹没(★常用被动式,介词用with或by)
  • The countryside was inundated after the storm.在暴风雨之后,乡间被淹没。
  • The village was inundated by the overflowing river.该村被那条泛滥的河淹没。
  • The fields were inundated with flood waters.田野被洪水淹没。

• ② 使充满;涌至(★常用被动式)
  • a place inundated with tourists观光客潮涌之地
  • The company was inundated with orders [applications for the job].该公司订单[求职函]涌至。