overwhelm
verb [often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overwhelm | |
| he / she / it overwhelms | |
| past simple overwhelmed | |
| past participle overwhelmed | |
| -ing form overwhelming |
- overwhelm somebody
to have such a strong emotional effect on somebody that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react （感情或感觉）充溢，难以承受 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。
Extra ExamplesShe felt completely overwhelmed. 她完全不知所措。 We were totally overwhelmed by the response to our appeal. 人们纷纷响应我们的呼吁，令人感动莫名。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- completely
- totally
- …
- threaten to
- with
- overwhelmed by something
- absolutely overwhelmed
- completely overwhelmed
- …
- overwhelm somebody
to defeat somebody completely 压倒；击败；征服 The army was overwhelmed by the rebels. 军队被叛乱者完全击败了。 He totally overwhelmed the Spaniard, 6–2, 6–3,6–2, in the final. 他在决赛中以6-2，6-3，6-2彻底击败了西班牙人。
- overwhelm somebody
to be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it; to give too much of a thing to a person 压垮；使应接不暇 Extra ExamplesThe children pressed around him eagerly, overwhelming him with questions. 孩子们急切地将他团团围住，连珠炮似的问了他一大堆问题。 She thinks she knows all the answers and always overwhelms me with advice. 她认为自己无所不知，总是给我各种各样的忠告，令我难以招架。 The office was overwhelmed by the volume of work that was required. 该办事处需要处理的事务之多令工作人员不胜负荷。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- completely
- totally
- …
- threaten to
- with
- overwhelmed by something
- absolutely overwhelmed
- completely overwhelmed
- …
- overwhelm somebody/something (literary)
(of water 水 to cover somebody/something completely 淹没；漫过 The wave broke through the wall and overwhelmed the town. 海浪冲破了城墙，淹没了整个城镇。