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

He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past
他一心渴望回到从前。
After my lecture, the students began to overwhelm me with questions.
讲课之后，学生们开始问一系列问题，让我不知所措。
Silence or overwhelm by shouting.
通过叫喊使之安静或被压倒。
I be overwhelm by the sight of the tomb.
我为这陵墓的景象所慑服。
With this quality, no enemy can overwhelm us, and no obstacles can stand in our way.
有了这种精神，任何敌人都不能打垮我们，任何困难都不能阻挡我们。
They were able to overwhelm the enemy on the bank of the river.
他们成功地制伏了河岸上的敌人。
Life does not seem to overwhelm me, or I would not be so leisurely's lives every day, I once had a problem, I really grew up in it? Maybe!
生活好像没有压倒我，不然我也不会这么悠闲自在的过着每一天，我曾经有过一个问题，我真的长大了吗？也许吧！
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。
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。
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。