| 词汇 | whelm |
| 释义 | whelm verb uk /welm/ us /welm/ whelmverb (WATER)[ I or T ]old useliterary (of water) to flow, or to flow over and cover something or someone : The flowers bloomed and the brook whelmed up from its source. the whelming waters/waves The ocean whelmed them all. Rocked by the waves, the boat was whelmed. They charted the dangerous paths of the whelming ocean. Floods, tides & currents atmospheric river deluge eddy flash flood flood floodplain gyre high tide high water mark inundation longshore drift low tide overwhelm swash tidal tidally tide table turbulence turbulent waterline You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Enclosing, surrounding and immersing whelmverb (AFFECT)[ T ]humorous to have an effect on someone, usually not a very positive or very negative one: His latest album whelms rather than overwhelms. I was only whelmed by the movie, I have to say. Compare overwhelm underwhelm She had to admit that he didn't sound exactly overwhelmed by the idea - scarcely whelmed, if she was honest with herself. To be honest with you, I'll be happy if I just get whelmed by the food. Affecting and influencing across-the-board affect applicability be/fall under someone's influence/spellidiom bear on something carry colour ear inroad inspiration instrumental instrumentality instrumentally pen rail sphere of influence spill spill over sportswashing start (something) off |
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