overwhelm
overwhelm 英 [ˌəʊvəˈwelm] 美 [ˌoʊvərˈwelm]
vt. 淹没；压倒；压垮
进行时:overwhelming 过去式:overwhelmed 过去分词:overwhelmed 第三人称单数:overwhelms 名词复数:overwhelms
- Overwhelm means “give a person too much of something.” If your friend agrees to feed your pet fish while you’re on vacation, don’t overwhelm her with requests by also asking her to do your laundry and wash the dishes.
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- vt. 淹没；压倒；压垮
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1. She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
她感到愧疚难当。
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2. The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me.
秀丽的风光令我深深地陶醉。
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3. The army was overwhelmed by the rebels.
军队被叛乱者完全击败了。
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4. We were overwhelmed by requests for information.
各方的问讯使我们应接不暇。
- overwhelm (v.) early 14c., "to turn upside down, to overthrow," from over- + Middle English whelmen "to turn upside down" (see whelm). Meaning "to submerge completely" is mid-15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and overset, by a big wave. Figurative sense of "to bring to ruin" is attested from 1520s. Related: Overwhelmed; overwhelming; overwhelmingly.
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