inundate

IPA（発音記号）

動詞

To cover with large amounts of water; to flood. / To overwhelm.

日本語の意味

大量の水で覆う、または水に浸す / 洪水を起こす / 圧倒する、追い立てる

The rising river threatened to inundate several low-lying villages before sunrise.

増水した川は夜明け前にいくつかの低地の村々を水没させる恐れがあった。

意味（1）

To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.

The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.

意味（2）

To overwhelm.

The agency was inundated with phone calls.

inundates

（ present singular third-person ）

inundating

（ participle present ）

inundated

（ participle past ）

inundated

（ past ）