"snow under" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 工作壓得喘不過氣
• 被任務淹沒

Definition

讓某人有太多工作或任務，多到感到無法應付和跟上。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式表達，經常用被動語態：'be snowed under (with work)'。多用於工作、學業或家務。與真正的雪無關。常見搭配：'snowed under with emails', 'completely snowed under'。不要與“snow in”（因大雪被困）弄混。

Examples

If you keep taking on projects, you'll get totally snowed under.

如果你不斷接項目，你會被**壓得喘不過氣**的。

Sorry I didn't reply—I've been snowed under with emails all week.

不好意思沒回覆，這週我一直**被郵件淹沒**。

We're so snowed under that we're working late every night.

我們太**忙**了，每晚都要加班。

I'm snowed under with homework this week.

這週我**被作業淹沒**了。

She is snowed under at work and can't take a break.

她在工作上**忙不過來**，無法休息。

Teachers often get snowed under during exam season.

老師們在考試季經常**忙不過來**。