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。

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