overwhelm

英 [ˌəʊvəˈwelm]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈwelm]

v. (感情或感觉)充溢，难以禁受; 压倒; 击败; 征服; 压垮; 使应接不暇

过去分词：overwhelmed　过去式：overwhelmed　第三人称单数：overwhelms　现在分词：overwhelming　

Collins.2 / BNC.6397 / COCA.4804

牛津词典

verb

（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
1. She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
  她感到愧疚难当。
2. 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
1. 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
1. 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

VERB （情感、事件等）使不知所措，使难以承受
If youare overwhelmed bya feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.
1. He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past...
  他一心渴望回到从前。
2. 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。
VERB 征服；制服；击败
If a group of peopleoverwhelma place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them.
1. 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

charge someone with too many tasks
Synonym:delugeflood out
overcome by superior force
Synonym:overpowerovermaster
cover completely or make imperceptible
1. I was drowned in work
2. The noise drowned out her speech
Synonym:submergedrown
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Synonym:overpowersweep overwhelmovercomeovertake

Be cautious when using this color group so as not to overwhelm your content with these eye catching hues.
但是当使用这类颜色组的时候要当心不要用这类迷人的颜色压倒了你的站点的内容。
Sometimes, my passion and emotions overwhelm my logical brain, but not often.
有时候我的热情战胜了我的理性，但是不是经常。
You never want the deck to overwhelm the house by being too large and dwarfing its surroundings.
你从来不想甲板上压倒屋内过于庞大和矮化及其周围地区。
He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past
他一心渴望回到从前。
So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm.
令人惊奇、印象深刻，到了晕倒或者压倒性的程度。
After my lecture, the students began to overwhelm me with questions.
讲课之后，学生们开始问一系列问题，让我不知所措。
It was a race against time to seize the bridges and overwhelm the garrison.
为了夺取桥梁，击溃守敌，必须分秒必争。
You will overwhelm my grandfather with delight if you play whist.
您会打惠斯特就更使外祖父喜出望外了。
Imps mean swarms of little winged creatures that will overwhelm enemy forces.
小鬼的出现，意味着大群有翅膀的小生物将会把敌人淹没。
The trivial annoyances, even though they are virtually meaningless, can overwhelm you if you let them.
琐碎的烦恼，尽管可能没有任何意义，可是由于你的纵容，它们会显现得难以制服。