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　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8法律

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

• charge someone with too many tasks
  Synonym:delugeflood out
• overcome by superior force
  Synonym:overpowerovermaster
• cover completely or make imperceptible
  1. I was drowned in work
  2. The noise drowned out her speech
  Synonym:submergedrown
• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  Synonym:overpowersweep overwhelmovercomeovertake

双语例句

• I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.
  我在深的水，洪水淹没了我。
• Imps mean swarms of little winged creatures that will overwhelm enemy forces.
  小鬼的出现，意味着大群有翅膀的小生物将会把敌人淹没。
• 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。
• When they are in a state of overwhelm or frustration their motivation to keep working is hindered.
  当人们处于大量沮丧中，他们要继续进行的动力就被阻碍了。
• Be cautious when using this color group so as not to overwhelm your content with these eye catching hues.
  但是当使用这类颜色组的时候要当心不要用这类迷人的颜色压倒了你的站点的内容。
• I be overwhelm by the sight of the tomb.
  我为这陵墓的景象所慑服。
• It was even more against our interest to permit the Soviet Union to overwhelm or to humiliate Cuba.
  容许苏联压倒或侮辱古巴则更违背我们的利益。
• With this quality, no enemy can overwhelm us, and no obstacles can stand in our way.
  有了这种精神，任何敌人都不能打垮我们，任何困难都不能阻挡我们。
• After my lecture, the students began to overwhelm me with questions.
  讲课之后，学生们开始问一系列问题，让我不知所措。
• He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past
  他一心渴望回到从前。