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单词 inundate
释义 in·un·date
\ˈinənˌdāt sometimes ˈiˌnə- or ə̇ˈnə-; usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin inundatus, past participle of inundare, from in- in- (II) + undare to rise in waves, from unda wave — more at water
1.
 a. : to flood with water : submerge
  < rising rivers inundate low-lying farms >
  < a tidal wave inundates the island >
 b. : to flood as if with water
  < red blood inundated her face, previously so pale — Thomas Hardy >
  < I have never felt … more inundated with frustration — John Mason Brown >
2. : to overwhelm by great numbers or a superfluity of something : swamp
 < was inundated by calls, telegrams, and letters — Marya Mannes >
 < inundated the nation with carloads of literature — Estes Kefauver >
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