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单词 overwhelm
释义
overwhelm
verb
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈwelm/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwelm/

overwhelmverb(FORCE)

[T]
todefeatsomeone or something by using a lot offorce:
（用武力）制服，击败，征服
Governmenttroopshave overwhelmed therebelsandseizedcontrolof thecapital.政府军已击败了叛乱者，控制了首都。
Theboxerrelied on hispower,pace, andpressureto overwhelmopponents.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Winning and defeating
  • annihilate
  • annihilation
  • bank
  • be gunning forsomeoneidiom
  • be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
  • convincing
  • moral victory
  • move/go in for the killidiom
  • near thing
  • outclass
  • outcompete
  • sew
  • slaughter
  • sweep
  • sweep the boardidiom
  • takesomeonedown
  • takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
  • takesomethingapart
  • takedown
  • wipe
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overwhelmverb(EMOTION)

C1[Tusually passive]
tocausesomeone tofeelsuddenstrongemotion:
（强烈的感情）充溢，使难以承受，使不知所措
She was overwhelmedwith/bygriefwhen herfatherdied.
I was overwhelmed by all theflowersandlettersofsupportIreceived.收到这些鲜花和支持者的来信让我激动得不知所措。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Inspiring feelings in others
  • amuse
  • arousal
  • arouse
  • emotive
  • fill
  • fire
  • freak
  • inflame
  • inspirational
  • inspire
  • inspirer
  • invocation
  • invoke
  • kindle
  • move
  • stirring
  • stirringly
  • touching
  • touchingly
  • unmoving
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overwhelmverb(WATER)

[T]literary
Ifwateroverwhelms aplace, itcoversitsuddenlyandcompletely:
（水）淹没，覆盖，漫过
Thewateroverwhelmedleveesin thearea.
Therainthatcausedthefloodingwas of suchunusualintensitythat thesewerswere overwhelmed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Floods, tides & currents
  • current
  • ebb
  • eddy
  • flash flood
  • flooded
  • floodplain
  • gyre
  • high tide
  • high water mark
  • inundation
  • longshore drift
  • low-water mark
  • tidal
  • tidally
  • tide table
  • tidemark
  • turbulence
  • turbulent
  • water
  • waterline
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing

overwhelmverb(BE TOO MUCH)

[T]
If something overwhelms someone or something, it is too much, oralmosttoo much, for them tomanage:
Anattackthatinjuresmassivenumberswould overwhelmhospitals.
Doctors'officeswould be overwhelmed withphonecalls.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing difficulties for oneself or others
  • ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
  • be a tall orderidiom
  • be asking for troubleidiom
  • beyourown worst enemyidiom
  • catch
  • catchsomeoneout
  • dig
  • make heavy weather ofsomethingidiom
  • overburden
  • pitchforksomeoneintosomething
  • plunge
  • plunge(someone/something)intosomething
  • shoot
  • subjectsomeone/somethingtosomething
  • suicidal
  • swamp
  • tall
  • toughness
  • trouble
  • wrong-foot
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(Definition ofoverwhelmfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
overwhelm
verb
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈwelm/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwelm/

overwhelmverb(FORCE)

[T]
todefeatsomeone or something by using a lot offorce
（用武力）制服，击败，征服
Governmenttroopshave overwhelmed therebelsandseizedcontrolof thecapital.政府军已击败了叛乱者，控制了首都。

overwhelmverb(EMOTION)

C1[Tusually passive]
tocausesomeone tofeelsuddenstrongemotion
（强烈的感情）充溢，使难以承受，使不知所措
They were overwhelmedwith/bygriefwhentheirbabydied.婴儿夭折时他们悲痛欲绝。
I was overwhelmed by all theflowersandlettersofsupportIreceived.收到这些鲜花和支持者的来信让我激动得不知所措。

overwhelmverb(WATER)

[T]literary
Ifwateroverwhelms aplace, itcoversitsuddenlyandcompletely.
（水）淹没，覆盖，漫过

overwhelm| American Dictionary

overwhelm
verb[T]
us
/ˌoʊ·vərˈhwelm,-ˈwelm/
to be too much todealwith:
Thenumberofrefugeesoverwhelmed thereliefagenciesin thearea.
To overwhelm is also tocausesomeone tofeelsuddenstrongemotion:
He was overwhelmed byfeelingsofremorsefor what he had done.
(Definition ofoverwhelmfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverwhelm

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Seeking refuge in the past may be understood as their means of not being overwhelmed by their anxieties.
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The authors have had to be selective, otherwise the readership would have been overwhelmed by conflicting evidence and comment.
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One member noted that communities could be overwhelmed by repeated consultations.
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Being so easily overwhelmed with information must reduce our ability to respond rapidly and effectively to predators and other dangers.
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Although many information needs exist, receiving general information addressing numerous areas can often be overwhelming.
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At times the ' weight ' of evidence becomes, perhaps, too overwhelming for even the specialised reader easily to absorb.
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But, eventually, severe military threat overwhelmed all other factors.
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These strengthened weights couldoverwhelmthe relatively weaker weights of links to irregular past tense forms, resulting in over-regularization errors.
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This provides flexibility to measure soils with recent manure or compost additions without overwhelming the system with carbon dioxide.
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Will tropical forests also be overwhelmed by exotic species, or do tropical forests possess some resistance against invasive species?
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A jaunty canon between woodwind and percussion then gets rapidly overwhelmed by brass.
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However, it is clear that an unconstrained approach that incorporates every situational cue in every context would quicklyoverwhelmchildren's memory capacities.
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However, if this radiologist is overwhelmed by a flood of images from a network of institutions, misdiagnosis may occur.
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Parental involvement is especially important for younger adolescents who may become overwhelmed by some of the more specific information regarding medication and its side effects.
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Like the military leaders he wrote about, in the face of overwhelming odds, he redoubled his efforts to achieve his goal: seeing his book published.
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