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overwhelm

[ˌəʊvəˈwelm]overwhelmed, overwhelming, overwhelms

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overwhelmed[4241] overwhelms[378]
压倒(51%),淹没(32%),打败(12%),打击(3%),使感动(2%)
vt.淹没;压倒;受打击;覆盖;压垮
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Collins
overwhelm ★★☆☆☆
/o͟ʊvə(r)(h)we̱lm/
1
[VERB 动词](情感、事件等)使不知所措,使难以承受 If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.
  [be V-ed]
  [V n]
  • He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past...

    他一心渴望回到从前。

  • The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her.

    她迫不及待地要找个人说说话,随便是谁都行。

overwhelmed
  • Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise.

    拥挤的人群和喧闹的噪音可能会让游客有些茫然不知所措。

2
[VERB 动词]征服;制服;击败 If a group of people overwhelm a place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them.
  [V n]
  • It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.

    毫无疑问,盟军一次大规模的进攻就会击溃已是强弩之末的敌军。


Oxford
over·whelm / ˌəʊvəˈwelm ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈwelm / verb [often passive ] 1 overwhelmsb to have such a strong emotional effect on sb that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react (感情或感觉)充溢,难以禁受 SYN
overcome
She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt. 她感到愧疚难当。 The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me. 秀丽的风光令我深深地陶醉。
2 overwhelmsb to defeat sb completely 压倒;击败;征服 SYN
overpower
The army was overwhelmed by the rebels. 军队被叛乱者完全击败了。
3 overwhelmsb to be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it; to give too much of a thing to a person 压垮;使应接不暇 We were overwhelmed by requests for information. 各方的问讯使我们应接不暇。 4 overwhelmsb/sth ( literary) (of water ) to cover sb/sth completely 淹没;漫过 SYN
flood
overwhelm overwhelms overwhelmed overwhelming
over·whelm / ˌəʊvəˈwelm ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈwelm /
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overwhelmo‧ver‧whelm /ˌəʊvəˈwelm $ ˌoʊvər-/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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1emotion if someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearlybe overwhelmed by something Harriet was overwhelmed by a feeling of homesickness.be overwhelmed with something The children were overwhelmed with excitement. Grief overwhelmed me.GRAMMAR Overwhelm is often passive in this meaning.2too much if work or a problem overwhelms someone, it is too much or too difficult to deal withbe overwhelmed by something We were overwhelmed by the number of applications.be overwhelmed with something They would be overwhelmed with paperwork.GRAMMAR Overwhelm is usually passive in this meaning.3surprise somebody to surprise someone very much, so that they do not know how to reactbe overwhelmed by something I was completely overwhelmed by his generosity. We were overwhelmed by the sheer size of the place.GRAMMAR Overwhelm is usually passive in this meaning.4defeat somebody to defeat an army completely:  In 1532 the Spaniards finally overwhelmed the armies of Peru.5water literary if water overwhelms an area of land, it covers it completely and suddenly

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