1. 工作过多忙不过来,超负荷：be on the balI精明能干的 | be snowed under工作过多忙不过来,超负荷 | be swamped with work有一大堆工作要做
2. 不堪负荷：chase an invoice 追收收据,发票 | be snowed under 不堪负荷 | squeeze on the market市场紧缩
3. 忙得不可开交：469be made up of由...组成 | 470be snowed under忙得不可开交 | 471be to blame该受责备
4. 埋在雪里 被彻底打败, 被压倒：be snowed in || 被雪困住, 被毒品麻醉 | be snowed under || 埋在雪里 被彻底打败, 被压倒 | be so much to the mustard || 是第一流的, 是非常令人满意的 是非常对头的
1. I'm terribly sorry I'll be completely snowed under this Friday.
实在抱歉，本周五我会忙得一点空也没有的。
2. A personnel manager may be snowed under with job application letters.
一个人事部经理可能接到如雪片般纷纷飞来的求职信，忙得不可开交。
3. I'm afraid I'll be completely snowed under at that time.
那时，我恐怕会忙得一点空也没有。