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

• 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。
• The coming weeks could see you snowed under with work.
  下几周你的工作可能会出现问题。
• At present we are snowed under with work.
  目前我们的工作多得应付不了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Snowed under with applications for the job.
  求职申请书多得接应不暇。
• All the fields are snowed under.
  整个原野都被大雪覆盖了。
• 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。
• 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。