/'ɪnʌndeɪt; `ɪnʌn,det/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth(with sth) (fml 文) cover sth with water by overflowing; flood 泛滥; 淹没
*When the river burst its banks the fields were inundated. 河岸决堤後, 田地遭洪水淹没.
2 [esp passive 尤用于被动语态
*Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (with sth) (fig 比喻) give or send sb so many things that he can hardly deal with them all; overwhelm 给予或交予某人很多事物使之难以应付; 使某人不胜负荷
*We were inundated with enquiries. 查询的人很多, 我们应接不暇.

v [T]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of inundare, from unda 'wave']
be inundated (with/by sth)
to receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with it all
= swamp
　After the broadcast, we were inundated with requests for more information.
formal to cover an area with a large amount of water
= flood
　The tidal wave inundated vast areas of cropland.
>inundation [,ɪnən'deɪʃən/