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overwhelm

美音:[´əuvə´welm ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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vt.淹没,覆没,受打击,制服,压倒

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

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over-=above,across,beyond 从“覆盖”、“超越”、“胜过”引申为“过度”、“太过”之意

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overwhelm


/,əʊvə'welm; [US] -'hwelm; ,ovɚ`hwɛlm/
v [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态]
(a) cover (sth/sb) completely by flowing over or pouring down on it/him; submerge suddenly (以浇或灌的方式)淹没(某物[某人]); 使突然没入或浸入
*overwhelmed by a flood 被洪水淹没的
* A great mass of water overwhelmed the village. 大水淹没了村庄.
* (fig 比喻) be overwhelmed with grief, sorrow, despair, etc 陷入悲哀、悲痛、绝望等之中
* (fig 比喻) Overwhelmed with gratitude, he fell to his knees. 他感激万分, 跪倒地上.
(b) overpower (sb/sth), esp by force of numbers; defeat 压倒, 制服(某人[某事物])(尤指以数量胜); 击败
*be overwhelmed by the enemy/by superior forces 被敌军[优势兵力]击溃.

overwhelm


v [T usually passive]
1【emotion】
2【too much】
3【surprise somebody】
4【defeat somebody】
5【water】
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: whelm 'to turn over, cover up' (13-19 centuries)]
【EMOTION】
if someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly
be overwhelmed by sth
 Harriet was overwhelmed by a feeling of homesickness.
be overwhelmed with sth
 The children were overwhelmed with excitement.
 Grief overwhelmed me.
【TOO MUCH】
if work or a problem overwhelms someone, it is too much or too difficult to deal with
be overwhelmed by sth
 We were overwhelmed by the number of applications.
overwhelm sb with sth
 They would be overwhelmed with paperwork.
【SURPRISE SOMEBODY】
to surprise someone very much, so that they do not know how to react
be overwhelmed by sth
 I was completely overwhelmed by his generosity.
 We were overwhelmed by the sheer size of the place.
【DEFEAT SOMEBODY】
to defeat an army completely
 In 1532 the Spaniards finally overwhelmed the armies of Peru.
【WATER】
literary if water overwhelms an area of land, it covers it completely and suddenly
1. We keep trying all four methods, but the sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
    我们一直在试这4种方式,但是,我们在世界范围内仅产生的垃圾的量就有把我们覆盖的危险。

2. Their mission was to seize the bridge and overwhelm the garrison.
    他们的任务是占领桥头, 打垮驻军。

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