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

• Spammers will often not be content to post one or two messages, but will often flood forums with their messages, until it overwhelms the desired subject matter.
  垃圾信息散布者通常都不会满足于只发布一两个消息，而是会向论坛狂发消息，直至垃圾消息淹没了本来的主题。
• Viscosity overwhelms the smallest eddies and converts their energy into heat.
  粘性制服了最小的旋涡而将其能量转换为热。
• 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；
• He says now both men have a limited amount of time to show progress before the violence in Gaza overwhelms the fragile peace process begun last year at the Annapolis conference.
  他说，在加沙的暴力摧毁去年安纳波利斯会议开始的脆弱和平进程之前，他们两人只有有限的时间来取得进展。
• Huawei can make similar pledges, but the whiff of the state in its background overwhelms its words.
  华为可以做出类似的承诺，但其背景中的政府身影压倒了它的表态。
• Tuning and configuring an IDS database can be a complex process that sometimes overwhelms new DBAs.
  对IDS数据库进行调优和配置是一个复杂的过程，有时候会让经验不足的DBA感到棘手。
• Their ectoplasmic humour often overwhelms their sense of reason.
  他们的理智经常受到灵外质的侵蚀。
• Unfortunately, the clear and present social pressure often overwhelms the long-term benefits of organizing the company properly.
  然而不幸的是，当前清晰可见的社会压力往往淹没了正确组织公司所带来的长期好处。
• This encompassing need that overwhelms me.
  这包括需要压倒我。
• They come only when something overpowers you, overwhelms you.
  仅仅当事情压倒你、淹没你的时候，他们来。