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snowed
UK //snəʊd//US //snoʊd//
词源
源自古英语 snāwan（下雪），与古诺尔斯语 snjóa 同源，最终源自原始日耳曼语 *snaiwaz。
verb
❶ 指被雪覆盖或下雪的状态，描述某地或某物因降雪而变得白雪皑皑的情景。
“The whole town was snowed under last night.”
（昨晚整个小镇都被大雪覆盖了。）
“Our car got snowed in and we couldn't drive to work.”
（我们的车被雪困住，没法开车去上班。）
❶ 非正式用法，表示被大量事务淹没或应接不暇的状态，尤其指工作或信息过多。
“I'm completely snowed under with paperwork this week.”
（这周我被文书工作彻底淹没了。）
“The help desk was snowed with complaints after the system crash.”
（系统崩溃后客服台被投诉电话淹没。）
同义词:buried, overwhelmed, inundated
常见短语
snowed under — 形容被大量事物（如工作、文件等）完全占据而难以应付的状态。
“The small team was snowed under with orders during the holiday season.”
（这个小团队在假日季被订单压得应接不暇。）
snowed in — 因大雪被困在某个地方无法离开，通常指被困在家中或某建筑物内。
“We were snowed in at the cabin for two days.”
（我们在小木屋里被大雪困了两天。）