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　

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

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。

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

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。
Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm.
足够强大的，击倒或压倒一切的。
He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past
他一心渴望回到从前。
I be overwhelm by the sight of the tomb.
我为这陵墓的景象所慑服。
So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm.
令人惊奇、印象深刻，到了晕倒或者压倒性的程度。
I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.
我在深的水，洪水淹没了我。
No difficulty can overwhelm us.
困难压不倒我们。
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。
Skip highly technical explanations when addressing nontechnical audiences& you'll just confuse and overwhelm people with details.
在对非技术受众讲话时跳过高度技术性的解释&技术细节只会使人们混淆和晕头转向。
If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm with my quantity.
如果我不能以质量压倒，我就一定要以数量压倒。