overwhelm
- IPA[əʊvəˈwɛlm]
英式
- bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water；give too much of something to; inundate
verb: overwhelm, 3rd person present: overwhelms, gerund or present participle: overwhelming, past tense: overwhelmed, past participle: overwhelmed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses 同義詞
- ▪ give too much of something to; inundate they were overwhelmed by farewell messages
- 2. have a strong emotional effect on I was overwhelmed with guilt 同義詞
- 3. defeat completely the Irish side was overwhelmed 15–3 by Scotland 同義詞
- ▪ be too strong for; overpower the Stilton doesn't overwhelm the flavour of the trout
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˌōvərˈ(h)welm]
美式
- bury or drown beneath a huge mass: the water flowed through to overwhelm the whole dam and the village beneath
Oxford American Dictionary