| 词汇 | inundating |
| 释义 | inundating present participle ofinundate inundate verb[ T ] uk /ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/ us /ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/ inundateverb[T] (TOO MUCH)to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it all: 使应接不暇 We have been inundated with requests for help.求助申请多得让我们应接不暇。 Causing difficulties for oneself or others ask questions of someone/somethingidiom be a tall orderidiom be asking for troubleidiom be your own worst enemyidiom bother someone with something dig lay make heavy weather of somethingidiom make it difficult for someone to do something obduracy open a can of worms overburden sand shoot store up trouble/problemsidiom subject someone/something to something sucker punch swamp tall wrong-foot inundateverb[T] (FLOOD)formal to flood an area with water: （洪水）淹没 If the dam breaks it will inundate large parts of the town.如果水坝决口，这个城镇的大部分地区都将被淹没。 Floods, tides & currents atmospheric river current eddy flash flood flooded floodplain gyre high tide high water mark inundation longshore drift overwhelm tidal tidally tide table turbulence turbulent water waterline whelm You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Enclosing, surrounding and immersing Related wordinundation Examples of inundatinginundating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Hurricanes can eliminate freshwater snails by inundating habitats with saltwater. Rather, both ' air-conditioned ' politics and ' veranda ' politics are advancing simultaneously, inundating a previously bureaucratised political sphere. At this seemingly stable point, however, all four voices suddenly break out in semiquavers; this motion recurs in bars 34-35, completely inundating the texture of the whole passage. Is the intention to regulate the courses out of existence by inundating their teachers and tutors with such a quantity of paperwork? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been inundating—that was the word that was used to me—the offices of the company with requests for voluntary redundancy terms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People will be inundating us soon with queries about other matters, such as the price of kangaroo meat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Continued sea level rise is very slowly inundating adjacent low-lying areas and promoting rapid erosion of the low sandstone cliffs bordering the bay. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Street flooding reached a depth of 20cm in, inundating shops and some homes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Massive waves crashed ashore, crushing buildings and inundating low-lying areas in the city. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The capital city experienced flash flooding, inundating numerous streets and buildings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It flooded frequently, inundating the lower town and the working class neighbourhoods which surrounded it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 2005, torrential rain in the area caused an overflow from the dam, inundating a number of villages and claiming at least 20 lives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Several locks were dynamited to prevent inundating the downtown area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Over 1,600 km of coastline was damaged, and sea walls were breached, inundating 1,000 km. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It produced a storm surge of 1.8 to 3 m (6 to 10 ft), inundating coastal towns. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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