The office was inundated with calls.
办公室接到电话如潮。
Choose the synonym for the word “inundate” as used in the sentence: The recent storms began to inundate the coastal towns, causing widespread flooding.
A — overwhelm. “inundate” means v. flood, overwhelm
After the announcement, thousands of emails began to ______ the small office.
D — inundate. “inundate” means v. flood, overwhelm
inundate — v. flood, overwhelm. In Chinese: 淹没，使应接不暇.
inundate is pronounced /ˈɪnʌndeɪt/. It breaks into 3 syllables: in · un · date.
The office was inundated with calls. (办公室接到电话如潮。)
flood, overwhelm — all close in meaning to inundate (v. flood, overwhelm).
Yes. inundate appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers 672 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
in(enter into)+und(water)+ate