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

• Public anger at bankers is now so great that it threatens to overwhelm even their legendary lobbying capabilities.
  如今，公众对银行家的怒火极为强烈，连后者那传奇般的游说能力似乎也抵挡不住。
• Increasing frequency and intensity too soon can overwhelm you, making you want to give up.
  频率和强度增加太快可以压倒你，使你想放弃。
• 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。
• Silence or overwhelm by shouting.
  通过叫喊使之安静或被压倒。
• The trivial annoyances, even though they are virtually meaningless, can overwhelm you if you let them.
  琐碎的烦恼，尽管可能没有任何意义，可是由于你的纵容，它们会显现得难以制服。
• 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。
• It was a race against time to seize the bridges and overwhelm the garrison.
  为了夺取桥梁，击溃守敌，必须分秒必争。
• You will overwhelm my grandfather with delight if you play whist.
  您会打惠斯特就更使外祖父喜出望外了。
• 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。
• 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。