| 词汇 | overwhelm |
| 释义 | overwhelm verb uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈwelm/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwelm/ overwhelmverb (FORCE)[ T ] to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force: （用武力）制服，击败，征服 Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital.政府军已击败了叛乱者，控制了首都。 The boxer relied on his power, pace, and pressure to overwhelm opponents. Winning and defeating annihilate annihilation bank be gunning for someoneidiom be one in the eye for someoneidiom convincing mincemeat moral victory move/go/close in for the killidiom near thing outclass sew slaughter sweep sweep the boardidiom take someone down take someone to the cleaner'sidiom take something apart takedown thrash overwhelmverb (EMOTION)C1[ Tusually passive ] to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion: （强烈的感情）充溢，使难以承受，使不知所措 She was overwhelmed with/by grief when her father died. I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received.收到这些鲜花和支持者的来信让我激动得不知所措。 Inspiring feelings in others amuse arousal arouse arouse someone's curiosity emotive fill inflame inspirational inspirationally inspire inspirer invoke kindle move refire resonate stirring stirringly touching touchingly overwhelmverb (WATER)[ T ]literary If water overwhelms a place, it covers it suddenly and completely: （水）淹没，覆盖，漫过 The water overwhelmed levees in the area. The rain that caused the flooding was of such unusual intensity that the sewers were overwhelmed. Floods, tides & currents atmospheric river deluge eddy flash flood flood flood tide floodplain gyre high tide high water mark inundation low tide swash tidal tidally tide table turbulence turbulent waterline whelm You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Enclosing, surrounding and immersing overwhelmverb (BE TOO MUCH)[ T ] If something overwhelms someone or something, it is too much, or almost too much, for them to manage: An attack that injures massive numbers would overwhelm hospitals. Doctors' offices would be overwhelmed with phone calls. Causing difficulties for oneself or others ask questions of someone/somethingidiom be a tall orderidiom be asking for troubleidiom be your own worst enemyidiom bother someone with something catch dig make heavy weather of somethingidiom make it difficult for someone to do something obduracy open a can of worms overburden sand shoot store up trouble/problemsidiom subject someone/something to something sucker punch swamp tall wrong-foot overwhelm | American Dictionaryoverwhelm verb[ T ] us/ˌoʊ·vərˈhwelm, -ˈwelm/ to be too much to deal with: The number of refugees overwhelmed the relief agencies in the area. To overwhelm is also to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion: He was overwhelmed by feelings of remorse for what he had done. Examples of overwhelmoverwhelm Seeking refuge in the past may be understood as their means of not being overwhelmed by their anxieties. The authors have had to be selective, otherwise the readership would have been overwhelmed by conflicting evidence and comment. One member noted that communities could be overwhelmed by repeated consultations. Being so easily overwhelmed with information must reduce our ability to respond rapidly and effectively to predators and other dangers. Although many information needs exist, receiving general information addressing numerous areas can often be overwhelming. At times the ' weight ' of evidence becomes, perhaps, too overwhelming for even the specialised reader easily to absorb. But, eventually, severe military threat overwhelmed all other factors. These strengthened weights could overwhelm the relatively weaker weights of links to irregular past tense forms, resulting in over-regularization errors. This provides flexibility to measure soils with recent manure or compost additions without overwhelming the system with carbon dioxide. Will tropical forests also be overwhelmed by exotic species, or do tropical forests possess some resistance against invasive species? A jaunty canon between woodwind and percussion then gets rapidly overwhelmed by brass. However, it is clear that an unconstrained approach that incorporates every situational cue in every context would quickly overwhelm children's memory capacities. However, if this radiologist is overwhelmed by a flood of images from a network of institutions, misdiagnosis may occur. Parental involvement is especially important for younger adolescents who may become overwhelmed by some of the more specific information regarding medication and its side effects. Like the military leaders he wrote about, in the face of overwhelming odds, he redoubled his efforts to achieve his goal: seeing his book published. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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