单词 | overwhelm |
释义 | over·whelmBrE /ˌəʊvəˈwelm/ NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈwelm/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they overwhelmBrE /ˌəʊvəˈwelm/ NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈwelm/ present simple - he / she / it overwhelmsBrE /ˌəʊvəˈwelmz/ NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈwelmz/ past simple overwhelmedBrE /ˌəʊvəˈwelmd/ NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈwelmd/ past participle overwhelmedBrE /ˌəʊvəˈwelmd/ NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈwelmd/ -ing form overwhelmingBrE /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/ NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/ [often passive ]~sb to have such a strong emotional effect on sb that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react (感情或感觉)充溢,难以承受SYN overcome◆ She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt . 她感到愧疚难当。◆ The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me . 秀丽的风光令我深深地陶醉。~sb to defeat sb completely 压倒;击败;征服SYN overpower◆ The army was overwhelmed by the rebels . 军队被叛乱者完全击败了。~sb to be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it ; to give too much of a thing to a person 压垮;使应接不暇◆ We were overwhelmed by requests for information . 各方的问讯使我们应接不暇。~sb /sth (literary ) (of water 水) to cover sb /sth completely 淹没;漫过SYN flood |
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