overpowering
adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈpaʊə.rɪŋ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈpaʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ/toostrongto beabletocontinueorresist:
Firefighters weredrivenback by the overpoweringheatof theflames.消防队员被火焰的强大热浪逼退。
There's an overpoweringsmellofgarlicin thekitchen.厨房里的大蒜味令人无法忍受。
He'ssufferingfrom overpoweringfeelingsofguilt.强烈的负罪感折磨着他。
Synonym
overwhelming
felt or experienced with a lot of force
- strongI felt a strong urge to hug him.
- powerfulAnger is one of the most powerful human emotions.
- intenseShe learned that even intense emotional pain passes.
- fierceThe people have a fierce pride in their country.
- deepHe suffered from a deep feeling of inadequacy.
- deep-seatedHe has a deep-seated loathing of snobbery.
Physically strong and powerful
- (as) tough as old bootsidiom
- almighty
- beefy
- billy-o
- brute
- burly
- corded
- intensely
- invincible
- invincibly
- invulnerable
- keenly
- lusty
- reckon
- stalwart
- sturdily
- super-powerful
- superhuman
- to be reckoned withidiom
- tough