overwhelm 的定义
- to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- to overpower or overcome, especially with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians.
- to cover or bury beneath a mass of something, as floodwaters, debris, or an avalanche; submerge: Lava from erupting Vesuvius overwhelmed the city of Pompeii.
- to load, heap, treat, or address with an overpowering or excessive amount of anything: a child overwhelmed with presents; to overwhelm someone with questions.
- to overthrow.
overwhelm 近义词
flood, beat physically
astonish, devastate
更多overwhelm例句
- This could help groups deal with those whose behavior is often flagged, but it could also overwhelm groups with a large number of users.
- The uptick in mail votes threatens to overwhelm the cash-strapped Postal Service, which recently warned that some state absentee ballot deadlines may not allow for enough time for ballots to be delivered and counted.
- Two years ago, the left badly underestimated what it would take to beat Carper, as a surge of suburban turnout overwhelmed Harris's 29,406 votes — thousands more than her campaign thought she needed.
- As outbreaks overwhelmed hospitals in April, pressure from local public officials grew, leading to the rapid-fire closures of some of the nation’s largest slaughterhouses.
- Once they make their way in, these hues, with their longer wavelengths, overwhelm the sky.
- That was the last time the band allowed tepid performances and overwrought production overwhelm an otherwise solid set of songs.
- He used his strength to overwhelm defenders but he also had nifty footwork, soft hands, and was a beautiful passer.
- Everywhere around you and inside you are possibilities you must always keep open, yet never let overwhelm you.
- Like all barbiturates, it can overwhelm alertness to the point of stopping the urge to breathe.
- On the negative side, the sheer tonnage of opinions can overwhelm and cause a degree of amnesia.
- Not infrequently these occasional waves are great enough to overwhelm persons who are upon the rocks next the shore.
- Will its shadow so overwhelm the rest that her naturally pure spirit will shrink from me just at the moment when I think her mine?
- Perhaps it is always thus when circumstances arise which overwhelm the human being.
- As Michael mentally repeated the thunderous English line, a surge of melancholy caught him up to overwhelm his thoughts.
- It swept down on the Three Sisters as if seeking to overwhelm them.