“inundated” 是动词 inundate 的过去式/过去分词,常见意思是“淹没;使泛滥”,也可引申为“(大量事物)涌来、使应接不暇”(如信息、请求、工作等)。
/ˈɪnənˌdeɪtɪd/
The streets were inundated after the heavy rain.
暴雨过后,街道被淹没了。
After the product launch, the support team was inundated with emails and refund requests, making it hard to respond quickly.
产品上线后,客服团队被大量邮件和退款请求“淹没”,很难快速回复。
inundate 来自拉丁语 inundare,由 **in-**(向内、进入)+ unda(波浪、水波)构成,原意与“水涌入、泛滥”有关;后来常被比喻用于“数量巨大地涌来”。