inundate

inundate读音音标

英 [ˈɪnʌndeɪt]

美 [ˈɪnʌnˌdet, ˈɪnən-]

inundate意思解释

vt.

淹没；

泛滥；

（洪水般的）扑来；

使充满

变形

过去式：inundated

过去分词：inundated

现在分词：inundating

第三人称单数：inundates

英英释义

v.

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

\"the basement was inundated after the storm\"

同义词：delugefloodswamp

fill or cover completely, usually with water

同义词：delugesubmerge

双语例句

用作动词(v.)Police say rescue officials are worried that water from a choked river could inundate towns near the epicenter.警方称救援人员担心堵塞的河流一旦决堤将会淹没震中附近地区的乡镇。The course changes frequently, and the area is so flat that a small change in the level of the river may inundate a considerable area.河道变化多端，下游地区却很平坦，水位少许上涨河流就会淹没一大片土地。