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overwhelmed

/oh-ver-hwelmd, -welmd/US // ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛlmd, -ˈwɛlmd //

不知所措,不知所措的,不胜其烦,不胜其扰

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : completely overcome in mind or feeling: She told the overwhelmed and sobbing mother she would take care of all medical expenses.
    • : loaded, filled, or addressed with an excessive amount of anything: Over 100 dogs were transported to other parts of the state from overwhelmed animal shelters on the coast.
    • : overpowered or crushed, as by superior forces: The aim of the coalition's operation was to stop the dictator and his army from attacking already overwhelmed rebel troops.

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  • It’s easy to get overwhelmed by too many moving parts, so be patient and give your body the time it needs to absorb a skill before turning to the next one.

  • When temperatures rise, however, the vibrio begins reproducing rapidly, overwhelming the protective commensals.

  • At first, he and his colleagues called to check on the students who weren’t logging on, but the calls only further overwhelmed their parents and guardians, roughly half of whom are foster parents.

  • When this lands as a standard feature down the line, it will likely appeal to real-estate photographers and others who shoot in a mixture of indoor and outdoor settings where contrast can overwhelm a camera’s dynamic range.

  • One example of an immediate problem Meyerriecks says the agency faces is being overwhelmed by the amount of data it collects.

  • However, tradition overwhelmed the legal victory, and she sadly succumbed to the intense pressure to marry her attacker.

  • We are overwhelmed with data from every quarter, and our capacity to filter fact from fraud is limited.

  • The low crunch of packed dirt against rubber tire was overwhelmed by the ragged explosions of automatic gunfire.

  • When Singh finally showed up at the front door of his home in Amritsar, his family was overwhelmed with relief.

  • When you land in Fort Mac, a town of 100,000, you immediately are overwhelmed by the slickness of the brand new airport.

  • He was sheriff of Paris, 1770, and employed his leisure in objects of benevolence, till the revolution overwhelmed him.

  • The door was open, and the woman and the child stood dumbfounded and overwhelmed in a scene of incredible desolation.

  • Mrs. Ducksmith, who had sat with overwhelmed head in her hands, started bolt upright, and looked at him like one thunderstruck.

  • He didn't understand her but the thrill of what was to come overwhelmed him, and in the next instant he held her in his arms.

  • A sharp fight ensued, but the Americans, overwhelmed by the mass, had to retreat to Narvican.