Inundate
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 淹没; 泛滥
- ［英］ v. 淹没 ( to cover or engulf with a flood) ; 泛滥 ( to overwhelm with a great amount)
- ［类］ 反义词: drain ( 排水)
- ［记］ in ( 进入) +unda ( 波浪) +ate -> 进入波浪 -> 淹没
- ［同］ 同根词: undultant ( 波浪形的)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb (-dated; -dating)
- Etymology: Latin inundatus, past participle of inundare, from in- + unda wave — more at water
- Date: 1590
- 1. to cover with a flood ; overflow
- 2. overwhelm <was inundated with phone calls>
- ? inundation noun
- ? inundator noun
- ? inundatory adjective
