be snowed undera. informalto have more work than you can deal with被…压得透不过气来,〔工作多得〕忙不过来,穷于应付:[+ with ]•I found myself snowed under with work.我发觉自己工作忙不过来。b. if an area is snowed under, a lot of snow has fallen there so that people are not able to travel〔地方〕被雪封住 |