overwhelm

单词音标

overwhelm音标[,әuvә\'hwelm]

汉语翻译

vt. 淹没, 受打击, 制服, 压倒, 使不知所措

【法】 打翻, 倾覆, 覆盖

词型变化

动词过去式:overwhelmed过去分词:overwhelmed现在分词:overwhelming第三人称单数:overwhelms

英语解释

动词 overwhelm:

overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

同义词：overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

charge someone with too many tasks

同义词：deluge, flood out

cover completely or make imperceptible

同义词：submerge, drown

overcome by superior force

同义词：overpower, overmaster

例句

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。

The village was overwhelmed when the floods came.

这个村庄在洪水泛滥时被淹没了。

Your kindness quite overwhelmed me.

你的好意使我感激难言。

详细解释

o.ver.whelm

v.tr.（及物动词）

o.ver.whelmed,o.ver.whelm.ing,o.ver.whelms

To surge over and submerge; engulf:

完全盖过：漫过并淹没；吞没，席卷：

例句：

waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline.

淹没了多岩石的海岸的海浪

To defeat completely and decisively:

制服：彻底并决定性地击败：

例句：

Our team overwhelmed the visitors by 40 points.

我们队以40分彻底击败了客队

To affect deeply in mind or emotion:

控制：对思想或情绪影响深刻：

例句：

Despair overwhelmed me.

绝望控制了我

To present with an excessive amount:

过份给予：过于大量地给予：

例句：

They overwhelmed us with expensive gifts.

他们给予我们大量的昂贵礼物

To turn over; upset:

使打翻，使倾倒；使倾翻：

例句：

The small craft was overwhelmed by the enormous waves.

小船被巨大的海浪打翻了