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

• 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。
• They were snowed under with invitations to parties.
  他们频频受邀参加宴会，疲于应付。
• The coming weeks could see you snowed under with work.
  下几周你的工作可能会出现问题。
• 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。
• At present we are snowed under with work.
  目前我们的工作多得应付不了。
• The factory received so many orders that it was snowed under with work.
  工厂收到大量的定单，以致穷于应付。
• Climatic effects of Eurasian snow cover and their impact on the formation of winter monsoon circulation the cars were snowed under by the drifts.
  欧亚雪盖的气候效应及其在冬季风形成中的作用车辆被积雪盖没了。
• Employers see the test as an effective way to filter out the weakest from the thousands of applications they receive. So many applications were received for the post that the secretary was snowed under.
  用人单位视该测试为一种行之有效的办法以从他们收到的几千封求职信中筛除最差的。接到这么多的求职信，秘书忙得不可开交。
• 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。
• 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。