SWAMPED (with work)の意味、(仕事で)多忙を極める

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2005.12.06(Review of 2003.08.27 edition)

Do you ever feel like you're buried beneath a mountain of paperwork or drowning in a sea of urgent tasks? It's times like these when this word can be a real lifesaver!

Today's LessonCATEGORY: イディオム
SWAMPED (with work)   (仕事で)多忙を極める

Explanation

  • A person or place is swamped (with work, phone calls, etc.) if there is too much to handle easily.
  • swamped with work、swamped with phone calls などと言ったら、容易に処理できないほどの仕事や電話が殺到して、とても忙しい状態にあるという意味です。

examples

  1. a: Let's go out for a drink.
    b: I can't - I'm swamped! I have three reports and a presentation to finish.
  2. We're short-staffed and it's our peak season, so we're swamped with work.
  3. We've been swamped with calls about the new product line. This could be our biggest year ever.
  4. The whole city has lost power, and the fire department and police are swamped with emergencies.

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