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智析单词书

Inundate

分析词义

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“Inundate” 是一个动词。字面意思是“淹没”或“泛滥”，指洪水覆盖土地。在现代英语中，它更常用于比喻义，表示“使应接不暇”或“使（某人）无法应对大量的事物（如信息、请求等）”。

列举例句

Section titled “列举例句”
  1. “After the advertisement was published, the company was inundated with phone calls.” (广告发布后，公司的电话响个不停，让人应接不暇。)
  2. “The tidal wave inundated the coastal villages.” (海啸淹没了沿海村庄。)
  3. “We are inundated with information in this digital age.” (在这个数字时代，我们被信息所淹没。)

词根分析

Section titled “词根分析”
  • 词根: und (波浪/水流，来自拉丁语 unda)。
  • 派生: undulate (波动/起伏), abundant (丰富的/多得溢出来的)。

词缀分析

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  • 前缀: in- (在这里表示“进入/在…之上”)。
  • 后缀: -ate (动词后缀)。

文化背景

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这个词在商业和新闻语境中非常常见。当一家公司遇到突发公关危机或爆火产品时，媒体会报道他们被 “inundated with complaints” 或 “inundated with orders”。

单词变形

Section titled “单词变形”
  • 名词: inundation (洪水，泛滥，压倒)
  • 过去分词: inundated (常用于 be inundated with 结构)

记忆辅助

Section titled “记忆辅助”

und 联想到 “under” (在下面) 或 “wave” (波浪)。想象大量的水（或信件/电话）像巨浪一样把你埋在下面。

助记故事

Section titled “助记故事”

“When the small bakery won the ‘Best Cake’ award, the owner, Maria, expected a few more customers. Instead, she was inundated. The tiny shop was filled with people, and the email inbox grew from ten messages to ten thousand in just one hour. She felt like she was swimming in a sea of flour and sugar.” (当这家小面包店赢得“最佳蛋糕”奖时，老板玛丽亚预计会有更多的顾客。相反，她忙得不可开交。小店挤满了人，电子邮件收件箱在短短一个小时内从 10 条增加到了 1 万条。她觉得自己仿佛在面粉和糖的海洋中游动。)