What does "Snowed under" mean?

Overwhelmed with too much work Buried under a pile of work, unable to cope with the volume.

How do you use "Snowed under" in a sentence?

Snowed under with emails. I'm completely snowed under. Been snowed under all month. Snowed under at work.

Snowed under

Slang Term BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Casual

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意味: Overwhelmed with too much work

被太多工作压得喘不过气

Abrumado con demasiado trabajo

仕事が多すぎて圧倒されている

일이 너무 많아 압도당한

Buried under a pile of work, unable to cope with the volume.

被工作堆积如山，无法应付工作量。

Enterrado bajo una pila de trabajo, incapaz de manejar el volumen.

仕事の山に埋もれて、量に対処できない状態。

일더미에 파묻혀서 감당할 수 없는 상태.

例文

Snowed under with emails.
被邮件淹没了
Enterrado en correos
メールに埋もれている
이메일에 파묻혀 있어.
I'm completely snowed under.
我完全被工作埋了
Estoy completamente enterrado
完全に仕事に埋もれている
완전히 일에 파묻혀 있어.
Been snowed under all month.
整个月都忙得不可开交
He estado enterrado todo el mes
一ヶ月ずっと仕事に埋もれている
한 달 내내 일에 파묻혀 있었어.
Snowed under at work.
工作上忙得不可开交
Enterrado en el trabajo
職場で仕事に埋もれている
직장에서 일에 파묻혀 있어.

発音

/snəʊd ˈʌndər/

使い方ガイド

場面: work, busy, overwhelmed

トーン: stressed, apologetic

✓ 正しい言い方

Snowed under.
被工作压垮
Enterrado de trabajo
仕事に埋もれている
일에 파묻혀 있어.
Completely snowed under.
完全被压垮
Completamente enterrado
完全に埋もれている
완전히 일에 파묻혀 있어.
Snowed under with work.
被工作压得喘不过气
Enterrado de trabajo
仕事で埋もれている
일에 파묻혀 허우적대고 있어.

✗ 間違った言い方

Universal expression
Universal expression（通用表达）
Universal expression（Expresión universal）
Universal expression（一般的な表現）
보편적인 표현
Common workplace term
Common workplace term（常见职场用语）
Common workplace term（Término común de trabajo）
Common workplace term（よく使う職場用語）
직장에서 흔히 쓰는 말

よくある間違い

Universal expression
Especially British

起源と歴史

From being buried under snow, applied to work pile.

語源: From being buried in snow

初出: Expression from 19th century

文化的背景

Era: 19th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Work culture; Email overload

Regional notes: Universal. Especially common in British English.

バリエーション

Snowed underCompletely snowed underSnowed under with

このトピックの他の表現

Sacked ★★★★★ Fired from a job (British) Made redundant ★★★★★ Laid off because the job is no longer needed (British) Nine-to-five ★★★★★ A regular office job with standard hours Rat race ★★★★★ The competitive struggle of modern working life Sort out ★★★★★ To organize, fix, or deal with something (British) Clock in/out ★★★★★ To record arrival/departure at work