overwhelm
- vt.压倒;淹没;压垮;使应接不暇;征服;击败;(感情或感觉)充溢，难以禁受
过去式： overwhelmed 现在分词： overwhelming 过去分词： overwhelmed 第三人称单数： overwhelms
over- 过度 + whelm v.淹没
overwhelmverb
（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
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。
压倒；击败；征服
to defeat sb completely
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
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
overwhelm
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VERB （情感、事件等）使不知所措，使难以承受
If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past...
他一心渴望回到从前。
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Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise.
拥挤的人群和喧闹的噪音可能会让游客有些茫然不知所措。
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VERB 征服；制服；击败
If a group of people overwhelm a place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them.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
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- charge someone with too many tasks
- Synonym: deluge flood out
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- overcome by superior force
- Synonym: overpower overmaster
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- cover completely or make imperceptible
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
- Synonym: submerge drown
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- overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
- Synonym: overpower sweep over whelm overcome overtake
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Really large capital inflows and asset price bubbles overwhelm fiscal policy .
规模足够大的资本流入以及资产价格泡沫会压倒财政政策的影响。
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Overwhelm by using great force .
用巨大的力量来制服压倒对方。
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You may find it somewhat overwhelming at first .
起初你可能觉得它有些无法抗拒。
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The overall effect of the painting is overwhelming .
这幅画的总体效果气势磅礡。
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I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available .
已有的信息量大得令我不知所措。
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She had the almost overwhelming desire to tell him the truth .
她恨不得要告诉他实情。
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They had overwhelming public support to prosecute the war .
绝大多数民众支持他们继续进行这场战争。
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The overwhelming majority of those present were in favour of the plan .
绝大多数与会者都赞同这个计划。
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The weight of evidence against her is overwhelming .
对她不利的证据让人无话可说。
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He felt an overwhelming sense of loss .
他感到非常失落。
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We were overwhelmed by requests for information .
问讯使我们应接不暇。
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They secured a victory in the face of overwhelming odds .
尽管情况非常不利，他们仍得到了胜利。
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The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me .
秀丽的风光令我深深地陶醉。
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A deep sense of despair overwhelmed him .
深深的绝望使他痛苦不堪。
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The evidence against him was overwhelming .
对他不利的证据确凿，无法抵赖。
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We were overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the task .
任务太重，把我们都吓倒了。
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She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt .
她感到愧疚难当。
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The army was overwhelmed by the rebels .
军队被叛乱者完全击败了。
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At times she had an overwhelming desire to see him
她有时会特别想见他。
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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。
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She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child .
她一心想再要一个孩子。
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The overwhelming feeling is just deep , profound shock and anger
最强烈的感觉就是深深的震惊和愤怒。
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Writing is a good tool for discharging overwhelming feelings
写作是宣泄强烈感情的好方法。
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The party won an overwhelming victory in Burma 's general elections last May
去年5月，该党在缅甸大选中获得了压倒性的胜利。
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When your child is struggling for life , you feel this overwhelming sense of guilt
当你的孩子在挣扎求生时，你会感到非常内疚。
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The sense of space and emptiness is overwhelming .
巨大的空虚感汹涌袭来。
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He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past
他一心渴望回到从前。
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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。
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Countries overwhelmed by the human tide of refugees want safe havens set up at once .
那些不堪难民潮困扰的国家希望马上建立安全区。
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I was overwhelmed with longing for those innocent days of early childhood .
我内心充满着对纯真的童年时光的怀念。