overwhelm

中英词典：overwhelm

形容词和名词含义

形容词：

1. 被淹没的；不堪承受的；势不可挡的。
2. 压倒性的；压倒一切的。

名词：

1. 压倒；淹没。
2. 无法承受的事情；压垮。

词语辨析

overwhelm与其他类似含义的词语的区别：

1. overpower：强调压倒、克服对手。
2. overcome：强调战胜困难、克服困难。
3. crush：强调压垮、击败。
4. devastate：强调毁灭、摧毁。

词汇扩充

与overwhelm相关的词汇：

1. overwhelmingly（副词）
2. overwhelmer（名词）
3. overwhelmed（过去分词）
4. overwhelms（第三人称单数）

近义词

与overwhelm含义相近的词语：

1. submerge（淹没）
2. engulf（吞没）
3. swamp（淹没）
4. deluge（洪水）
5. inundate（淹没）
6. overpower（压倒）
7. overcome（克服）
8. crush（压垮）

反义词

与overwhelm相反的词语：

1. underwhelm（未受到足够重视或激动）
2. underpower（不足以克服或压倒）

柯林斯词典

柯林斯词典对overwhelm的定义：

If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.

如果你被一种感觉或事件淹没，它会对你产生很大的影响，而你不知道如何应对。

牛津词典

牛津词典对overwhelm的定义：

Defeat completely.

完全击败。

用法

overwhelm的常见用法：

1. overwhelm somebody/something：To defeat or overcome someone or something completely.
2. overwhelm somebody with something：To give someone more things, emotions, etc. than they can deal with.
3. overwhelm somebody/something with something：To cover or bury someone or something completely.

相关例句

1. The soldiers were overwhelmed by the enemy's superior firepower. (士兵们被敌人强大的火力压倒。)
2. I was overwhelmed with joy when I heard the news of my promotion. (当我听到升职的消息时，我感到无比的喜悦。)
3. The sheer number of applicants overwhelmed the hiring manager. (如此众多的申请人使招聘经理不知所措。)
4. The flood overwhelmed the small village, causing widespread damage. (洪水淹没了这个小村庄，造成了广泛的破坏。)
5. The mother was overwhelmed with grief at the loss of her child. (母亲对失去孩子感到无法承受的悲痛。)
6. I was overwhelmed by the support and kindness shown to me during difficult times. (在困难时期，我被人们对我的支持和善意深深地感动。)
7. The team was overwhelmed by the opponent's skillful tactics. (这个团队被对手熟练的战术所压倒。)
8. The tsunami overwhelmed the coastal town, leaving devastation in its wake. (海啸淹没了沿海小镇，留下了一片废墟。)
9. The amount of work overwhelmed her, and she wasn't able to complete it on time. (工作量使她不知所措，她没能按时完成。)
10. The beauty of the scenery overwhelmed us as we reached the mountaintop. (当我们到达山顶时，美丽的景色让我们感到震撼。)
11. She was overwhelmed by a sense of guilt. (她被一种罪恶感所淹没。)
12. The noise and chaos of the city overwhelmed him, and he longed for the peace of the countryside. (城市的噪音和混乱让他感到不知所措，他渴望农村的宁静。)
13. They were overwhelmed with gratitude for the help they received. (他们对所受到的帮助表达了无尽的感激之情。)
14. The news of the accident overwhelmed her with shock. (事故的消息让她震惊不已。)
15. The sheer size of the project overwhelmed the resources available. (项目的庞大规模超出了可用的资源。)
16. The team was overwhelmed by the opponent's relentless attacks. (这个团队被对手不断的攻击所压倒。)
17. She was overwhelmed by the weight of her responsibilities. (她被自己的责任压得喘不过气来。)
18. The children overwhelmed their grandparents with their energy and enthusiasm. (孩子们用他们的活力和热情让祖父母感到不知所措。)
19. The success of the business overwhelmed the owner, who never expected it to become so popular. (业务的成功让业主感到无比的震惊，他从未预料到会如此受欢迎。)
20. She was overwhelmed by a feeling of sadness as she listened to the melancholic melody. (她听着这悲伤的旋律，感到一阵阵悲伤涌上心头。)
21. The amount of information to process can overwhelm even the most experienced professionals. (需要处理的信息量甚至可以让最有经验的专业人士感到不堪重负。)