inundate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/|/ˈɪn.ʌnˌdeɪt/|/ɪˈnʌn.deɪt/    美 /ˈɪn.ənˌdeɪt/|/ˈɪn.ənˌdæɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
    — The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.
  2. To overwhelm.
    — The agency was inundated with phone calls.

词形变化

inundates present,singular,third-person inundating participle,present inundated participle,past inundated past

词汇关系

近义词
swamp
相关词
inundation inundator undulate

词源

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin inundātus, the perfect passive participle of inundō (“to flood, overflow”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- + undō (“to overflow, wave”), from unda (“wave”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
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