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.
  1. 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。

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。
• All the fields are snowed under; the animals will have to feed indoors.
  田野全被大雪覆盖了，牲畜只能在室内喂食。
• 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。
• They really are snowed under with new orders.
  新的定货单实在使他们应接不暇了。
• At present we are snowed under with work.
  目前我们的工作多得应付不了。
• 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。
• They were snowed under with invitations to parties.
  他们频频受邀参加宴会，疲于应付。
• 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。
• The cars were snowed under by drifts.
  车辆被积雪盖没了。
• The doghouse was snowed under during the blizzard.
  暴风雪袭击时，狗屋被雪覆盖了。