Skip to main content

overwhelm

/oh-ver-hwelm, -welm/US // ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm //UK // (ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm) //

压倒性的,压倒,压制,压倒一切

Related Words

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : 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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbastonish, devastate
Forms: overwhelmed, overwhelming, overwhelms

Examples

  • 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.