被工作压得喘不过气来
overwhelmed with───不堪重负
overwhelmed───v.（情感）难以禁受；压倒，使受打击；使应接不暇；淹没，漫过（overwhelm的过去式和过去分词）；adj.被压倒的，被淹没的；受宠若惊的，不知所措的
be overwhelmed with───忙着做……；被压垮（beoverwhelmed是overwhelm的被动态）；被压垮（be overwhelmed是overwhelm的被动态）
feel overwhelmed───感到不知所措
with the work───与工作
i m overwhelmed───我不知所措
work───n.工作；功；产品；操作；职业；行为；事业；工厂；著作；文学、音乐或艺术作品；vi.工作；运作；起作用；n.（Work）（英、埃塞、丹、冰、美）沃克（人名）；vt.使工作；操作；经营；使缓慢前进
feel overwhelmed by───感到不知所措
work against───对…不利；违背
I am overwhelmed with work.───我给工作压垮了。
If you are overwhelmed with work, you can still find time to take a walk.───即便你的工作真的忙得不可开交，你也总能挤出点时间散散步。
Still, she worries that she might be overwhelmed with the work and sometimes struggles with mixed emotions about the future.───尽管如此，玛格达勒诺还是担心自己的工作可能会很忙，而且有时会对未来感到茫然，有一种复杂的心情。
I am overwhelmed with work.───我被工作压垮了。
I am overwhelmed with work.
So the role of the civil service expands not merely because ministers are overwhelmed with work but because Parliament is also.