"he was trapped in a medical swamp"
"The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"
"the basement was inundated after the storm"
"The images flooded his mind"
They were swamped with work.
他们有大量的工作要做。
We are swamped with work.
我们被工作压得透不过气来。
The firm is swamped with orders.
大量订单使那家工厂应接不暇。
We were swamped with letters from people wanting work.
我们收到许许多多求职者的来信。