inundate

inundate是一个动词，意思是“淹没，泛滥，使应接不暇”。它的词源是拉丁语inundare，意思是“溢出，涌过”，由in-（“进入，到……上”）和undare（“流动”，来自unda，“波浪”）组成。你可以用以下方法记忆它：inundate和under有相同的前缀in-，都表示“在……下面”，而under的反义词是over，表示“在……上面”。当水位上升到over时，就会造成inundate，即淹没。inundate有两个主要的含义，一个是指水淹没陆地，另一个是指过多的事物使人无法应付。以下是一些例句：

• 暴雨导致河水泛滥，淹没了周围的农田。

• The heavy rain caused the river to overflow, inundating the surrounding farmland.

• 他们在电视上露面后，一周内接到了无数的电话。

• They were inundated with phone calls for a week after appearing on TV.

• 我们收到了很多读者的求助信。

• 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长得很像的词有：

• induct：动词，意思是“正式任命，使就职”，如：He was inducted into the Hall of Fame.（他被正式选入名人堂。）

• induce：动词，意思是“引起，导致；劝说，说服”，如：The drug can induce nausea.（这种药物可能会引起恶心。）She induced him to buy the painting.（她说服他买了那幅画。）

• indurate：动词，意思是“使硬化；使习惯于”，如：The clay was indurated by heat.（粘土被热力硬化了。）He was indurated to suffering.（他已经习惯了痛苦。）