inundate
inundate是一個動詞,意思是“淹沒,泛濫,使應(yīng)接不暇”。它的詞源是拉丁語inundare,意思是“溢出,涌過”,由in-(“進入,到……上”)和undare(“流動”,來自unda,“波浪”)組成。你可以用以下方法記憶它:inundate和under有相同的前綴in-,都表示“在……下面”,而under的反義詞是over,表示“在……上面”。當水位上升到over時,就會造成inundate,即淹沒。inundate有兩個主要的含義,一個是指水淹沒陸地,另一個是指過多的事物使人無法應(yīng)付。以下是一些例句:
暴雨導致河水泛濫,淹沒了周圍的農(nóng)田。
The heavy rain caused the river to overflow, inundating the surrounding farmland.
他們在電視上露面后,一周內(nèi)接到了無數(shù)的電話。
They were inundated with phone calls for a week after appearing on TV.
我們收到了很多讀者的求助信。
We have been inundated with requests for help from readers.
When I see your face
My heart begins to race
You inundate me with your charm
And make me feel so warm
But when you are away
I miss you every day
You inundate me with your love
And make me soar above
跟inundate長得很像的詞有:
induct:動詞,意思是“正式任命,使就職”,如:He was inducted into the Hall of Fame.(他被正式選入名人堂。)
induce:動詞,意思是“引起,導致;勸說,說服”,如:The drug can induce nausea.(這種藥物可能會引起惡心。)She induced him to buy the painting.(她說服他買了那幅畫。)
indurate:動詞,意思是“使硬化;使習慣于”,如:The clay was indurated by heat.(粘土被熱力硬化了。)He was indurated to suffering.(他已經(jīng)習慣了痛苦。)