overwhelm

verb

/ˌəʊvəˈwelm/

/ˌəʊvərˈwelm/

[often passive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they overwhelm	/ˌəʊvəˈwelm/ /ˌəʊvərˈwelm/
he / she / it overwhelms	/ˌəʊvəˈwelmz/ /ˌəʊvərˈwelmz/
past simple overwhelmed	/ˌəʊvəˈwelmd/ /ˌəʊvərˈwelmd/
past participle overwhelmed	/ˌəʊvəˈwelmd/ /ˌəʊvərˈwelmd/
-ing form overwhelming	/ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/

overwhelm somebody to have such a strong emotional effect on somebody that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react（感情或感觉）充溢，难以承受 synonym 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。
- She felt completely overwhelmed.她完全不知所措。
- We were totally overwhelmed by the response to our appeal.人们纷纷响应我们的呼吁，令人感动莫名。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- totally
- …
verb + overwhelm
- threaten to
preposition
- with
phrases
- overwhelmed by something
- absolutely overwhelmed
- completely overwhelmed
- …
overwhelm somebody to defeat somebody completely压倒；击败；征服 synonym overpower
- The army was overwhelmed by the rebels.军队被叛乱者完全击败了。
- He totally overwhelmed the Spaniard, 6–2, 6–3,6–2, in the final.他在决赛中以6-2，6-3，6-2彻底击败了西班牙人。
overwhelm somebody 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。
- The children pressed around him eagerly, overwhelming him with questions.孩子们急切地将他团团围住，连珠炮似的问了他一大堆问题。
- She thinks she knows all the answers and always overwhelms me with advice.她认为自己无所不知，总是给我各种各样的忠告，令我难以招架。
- The office was overwhelmed by the volume of work that was required.该办事处需要处理的事务之多令工作人员不胜负荷。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- totally
- …
verb + overwhelm
- threaten to
preposition
- with
phrases
- overwhelmed by something
- absolutely overwhelmed
- completely overwhelmed
- …
overwhelm somebody/something (literary) (of water水) to cover somebody/something completely淹没；漫过 synonym flood
- The wave broke through the wall and overwhelmed the town.海浪冲破了城墙，淹没了整个城镇。