1 inundate sb (with sth) to give or send sb so many things that he/she cannot deal with them all 给予，交予（某人太多事物，致使人家难以应付）: We were inundated with applications for the job. 这个职位的申请信件如雪片飞来，我们实在应付不过来。 [SYN] swamp 同义词为swamp

2 (formal 正式) to cover an area of land with water 淹没；泛滥: After the heavy rains the fields were inundated. 大雨之后农田都给水淹了。 [SYN]A less formal word is flood. 不大正式的场合用flood。