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overwhelm

英 [ˌəʊvəˈwelm]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈwelm]

v.  (感情或感觉)充溢,难以禁受; 压倒; 击败; 征服; 压垮; 使应接不暇

过去分词:overwhelmed 过去式:overwhelmed 第三人称单数:overwhelms 现在分词:overwhelming 

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Collins.2 / BNC.6397 / COCA.4804

牛津词典

    verb

    • (感情或感觉)充溢,难以禁受
      to have such a strong emotional effect on sb that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react
      1. She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
        她感到愧疚难当。
      2. The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me.
        秀丽的风光令我深深地陶醉。
    • 压倒;击败;征服
      to defeat sb completely
      1. The army was overwhelmed by the rebels.
        军队被叛乱者完全击败了。
    • 压垮;使应接不暇
      to be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it; to give too much of a thing to a person
      1. We were overwhelmed by requests for information.
        问讯使我们应接不暇。
    • 淹没;漫过
      to cover sb/sth completely

      柯林斯词典

      • VERB (情感、事件等)使不知所措,使难以承受
        If youare overwhelmed bya feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.
        1. He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past...
          他一心渴望回到从前。
        2. 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。
      • VERB 征服;制服;击败
        If a group of peopleoverwhelma place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them.
        1. 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。

      英英释义

      verb

      双语例句

      • Paralysis In Taking Needed Actions: In some cases, fear can overwhelm and even paralyze you to inaction.
        必要的行动不能正常进行。在一些情况下,你将被害怕压倒,甚至使你无法采取行动,一切处于瘫痪状态。
      • I be overwhelm by the sight of the tomb.
        我为这陵墓的景象所慑服。
      • Sometimes, my passion and emotions overwhelm my logical brain, but not often.
        有时候我的热情战胜了我的理性,但是不是经常。
      • Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm.
        足够强大的,击倒或压倒一切的。
      • Life does not seem to overwhelm me, or I would not be so leisurely's lives every day, I once had a problem, I really grew up in it? Maybe!
        生活好像没有压倒我,不然我也不会这么悠闲自在的过着每一天,我曾经有过一个问题,我真的长大了吗?也许吧!
      • But the sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
        但是,我们在世界范围内所生产的垃圾就有把我们淹没的危险。
      • No difficulty can overwhelm us.
        困难压不倒我们。
      • I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.
        我在深的水,洪水淹没了我。
      • He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past
        他一心渴望回到从前。
      • They were able to overwhelm the enemy on the bank of the river.
        他们成功地制伏了河岸上的敌人。