overwhelms

英 [ˌəʊvəˈwelmz]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈwelmz]

v.  (感情或感觉)充溢，难以禁受; 压倒; 击败; 征服; 压垮; 使应接不暇
overwhelm的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （情感、事件等）使不知所措，使难以承受
  If youare overwhelmed bya feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.
  1. He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past...
     他一心渴望回到从前。
  2. The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her.
     她迫不及待地要找个人说说话，随便是谁都行。
• VERB 征服；制服；击败
  If a group of peopleoverwhelma place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them.
  1. It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.
     毫无疑问，盟军一次大规模的进攻就会击溃已是强弩之末的敌军。

双语例句

• If it is to have any chance of competing as a global financial centre with other Asian cities, as India wants, it must act decisively before the tide of humanity overwhelms it.
  如果它希望像印度政府所希望的那样，有机会作为全球金融中心与其它亚洲城市竞争的话，就必须在被人潮淹没之前，果断地采取行动。
• But, like the evangelist who has seen the light and wants to share it, they come on so strong that their zeal for their beliefs overwhelms you.
  但是，像能够看到光，并想要分享它的福音传道者一样，他们强烈的热诚可能会压制您的想法。
• As a consequence, terror overwhelms the person to the point of making irrational choices and non-typical behavior.
  结果，可怕的感觉占据了那个人，以至于他会做出无理性的选择和非正常的行为。
• This encompassing need that overwhelms me.
  这包括需要压倒我。
• The trader is not able to remain objective and the subjectivity of using the indicator overwhelms him.
  交易员不能够保持客观，并且主观的使用指标战胜了他。
• The sheen of her black feathers overwhelms the shine of the moon.
  她黑色羽毛的光泽压倒了月亮的光辉。
• Lavish and exotic, the Maserati overwhelms the senses in the way you remember Claudia Cardinale or Gina Lollobrigida.
  这款玛莎拉蒂轿车既奢华又别具异域风情，给人的感觉就像好莱坞女星克劳迪娅•卡汀娜或吉娜•劳洛勃丽吉达，以万种的风情压倒你的感官。
• Control panel overwhelms with levers, buttons and lights.
  满是杠杆，按钮和灯的控制面板。
• In some souls, the discordant note becomes harsher and harsher and finally overwhelms or submerges the main melody.
  在某些心中，反面谐音会越来越忤耳，最终公然能覆盖主曲；
• In both cases, the context overwhelms our ability to recognize individual achievement.
  在这两种情况下，大环境支配我们认可个人成就的能力。