🔍 牛津詞典 🎯
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6397 COCA: 4804

overwhelm

verb
 
/ˌəʊvəˈwelm/
/ˌəʊvərˈwelm/
[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overwhelm
/ˌəʊvəˈwelm/
/ˌəʊvərˈwelm/
he / she / it overwhelms
/ˌəʊvəˈwelmz/
/ˌəʊvərˈwelmz/
past simple overwhelmed
/ˌəʊvəˈwelmd/
/ˌəʊvərˈwelmd/
past participle overwhelmed
/ˌəʊvəˈwelmd/
/ˌəʊvərˈwelmd/
-ing form overwhelming
/ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/
/ˌəʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
jump to other results
  1.  
    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 synonym overcome
    • 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 Examples
    • She 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
    • …
    verb + overwhelm
    • threaten to
    preposition
    • with
    phrases
    • overwhelmed by something
    • absolutely overwhelmed
    • completely overwhelmed
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
    overwhelm somebody to defeat somebody completely压倒；击败；征服 synonym overpower
    • 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。
  3.  
    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
    • We were overwhelmed by requests for information.各方的问讯使我们应接不暇。
    Extra Examples
    • The 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
    • …
    verb + overwhelm
    • threaten to
    preposition
    • with
    phrases
    • overwhelmed by something
    • absolutely overwhelmed
    • completely overwhelmed
    • …
    See full entry
  4. overwhelm somebody/something (literary) (of water水) to cover somebody/something completely淹没；漫过 synonym flood
    • The wave broke through the wall and overwhelmed the town.海浪冲破了城墙，淹没了整个城镇。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6397 COCA: 4804
overwhelm

verb

ADVERB | VERB + OVERWHELM | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤absolutely, completely, totally絕對／徹底／完全壓倒➤quite, rather頗為／相當難以承受▸➤almost, nearly幾乎壓倒▸➤suddenly突然壓倒VERB + OVERWHELM➤threaten to有壓垮的危險◇Deal with stress fast whenever it threatens to overwhelm you.感覺壓力過大就要馬上解決。PREPOSITION➤with以⋯壓倒◇The children pressed around him eagerly, overwhelming him with questions.孩子們急切地將他團團圍住，連珠炮似的問了他一大堆問題。PHRASES➤overwhelmed by sth被⋯壓倒◇We were totally overwhelmed by the response to our appeal.人們紛紛響應我們的呼籲，令人感動莫名。➤absolutely overwhelmed, completely overwhelmed, totally overwhelmed完全被壓倒◇She felt completely overwhelmed.她完全不知所措。➤a bit overwhelmed, a little overwhelmed有點兒被壓倒➤almost overwhelmed, nearly overwhelmed幾乎被壓倒
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6397 COCA: 4804
overwhelm

verb

overwhelm ♦︎ swamp ♦︎ bombard ♦︎ flood ♦︎ inundateThese words all refer to things or problems that are so many or so great that sb cannot deal with them. 这些词均表示使不堪承受、使应接不暇、使疲于应付。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to overwhelm / swamp / bombard / flood / inundate sb / sth with sth◆to be swamped / bombarded / flooded / inundated with complaints / requests◆to be swamped / inundated with offers / enquiries◆to be bombarded / flooded / inundated with calls / letters◆to suddenly overwhelm / swamp sb■ overwhelm ˌəʊvəˈwelm; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈwelm [transitive] to be so bad or so great that sb cannot deal with it; to give sb more of sth than they want or can deal with 压垮；使应接不暇◆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。◆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。   see also overwhelming ⇨ uncontrollable ■ swamp swɒmp; NAmE swɑːmp [transitive, often passive] to be so great that sb cannot deal with it; to give sb more things than they can deal with 使不堪承受；使疲于应付；使应接不暇◆This is a big task and I am finding myself swamped.这是个艰巨的任务，我觉得自己无法招架。◆Radio stations have been swamped with requests to play the song.不断有人点播那首歌，令电台应接不暇。NOTE 辨析 Overwhelm or swamp?People are typically overwhelmed by the amount, number or volume of a thing; people are swamped by the things themselves－ complaints, requests, offers or enquiries. * overwhelm一般指事物数量巨大，使人不堪应付，通常与amount、number或volume搭配；swamp指事情本身，如complaints、requests、offers或enquiries，使人不堪承受、疲于应付。■ bombard bɒmˈbɑːd; NAmE bɑːmˈbɑːrd [transitive] to attack sb with a lot of questions or criticism, or by giving them too much information （向某人）大量提问，大肆抨击，提供过多信息◆The interviewer bombarded her with intimate questions.采访者连珠炮似地向她提出了许多涉及个人隐私的问题。◆We are bombarded daily with propaganda about what we should eat.我们每天都收到海量宣传，告诉我们应该吃什么。■ flood [transitive, usually passive] to send sth somewhere in large numbers 大量送至；挤满；拥满◆The office was flooded with applications for the job.办公室堆满了应征那份工作的求职信。  see also flood ⇨ flood noun 2 ■ inundate ˈɪnʌndeɪt [transitive, often passive] to give or send sb so many things that they cannot deal with them all 使不胜负荷；使应接不暇◆We have been inundated with offers of help.来自各方的援助多得使我们应接不暇。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6397 COCA: 4804

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 牛津詞典 📚 – oxford.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime