snowed under
英 [snəʊd ˈʌndə(r)]
美 [snoʊd ˈʌndər]
adj. (因工作或其他事情多而)穷于应付的，忙得不可开交的
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (因工作或事情多而)穷于应付的，忙得不可开交的
If you say that you aresnowed under, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with.- Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television show.
埃德出演电视剧的时候收到了大量粉丝的来信。
- Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television show.
双语例句
- So many applications were received for the post that the secretary was snowed under.
接到这么多的求职信，秘书忙得不可开交。 - Don't give me any extra jobs; I'm snowed under already.
不要再给我任何额外的工作；我已经忙得不可开交了。 - The city was struck by the elemental violence of the storm. The doghouse was snowed under during the blizzard.
该城市遭到了大自然强烈风暴的袭击。暴风雪袭击时，狗屋被雪覆盖了。 - I'm sorry, I can't meet you for lunch, I'm snowed under this week.
实在抱歉，我不能和你会面共进午餐了，这周我忙得不可开交。 - All the fields are snowed under.
整个原野都被大雪覆盖了。 - Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television show.
埃德出演电视剧的时候收到了大量粉丝的来信。 - They really are snowed under with new orders.
新的定货单实在使他们应接不暇了。 - I can't meet you at any lunchtime this week because I'm snowed under and will have to work through my lunch break on every day.
这个星期任何一天的午餐时间我都无法和你见面，因我工作忙不过来，将只得每天午餐休息时加班干活。 - At present we are snowed under with work.
目前我们的工作多得应付不了。 - The celebrity's office is snowed under with fan letters.
那位名人的办公室里堆满了像雪片般飞来的崇拜者的来信。