| 正面 | overwhelm |
|---|---|
| 背面 | 【考法 1】vt.淹没: to cover with or as if with a flood 【例】That spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley. 那个春天，整个村庄被融雪形成的洪流吞没了。 【近】deluge, drown, engulf, inundate, overflow, submerge, submerse, swamp 【反】drain抽干 【考法 2】vt.(感情上、精神上)使无所适从，使难以承受: to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress 【例】Just the thought of how much work there is to do overwhelms me. 仅仅是想想还有多少工作没完成就几乎让我喘不过气了。 【近】devastate, oppress, overcome, overmaster, overpower, prostrate, whelm 【反】relieve 使舒缓 【派】overwhelming adj.势不可挡的，无法抗拒的 |
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