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overwhelm

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o·ver·whelm /ˌəʊvəˈwelm $ ˌoʊvər-/ ●○○ verb [transitiveT]  
1 emotion 感情STRONG FEELING OR BELIEF if someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly 〔感情上〕使〔某人〕感到不能自持,使不知所措
be overwhelmed by something
 Harriet was overwhelmed by a feeling of homesickness.
哈丽雅特心中充满思乡之情,不能自已。
be overwhelmed with something
 The children were overwhelmed with excitement.
孩子们激动万分。
 Grief overwhelmed me.
我悲痛不已。
nGrammar
Overwhelm is often passive in this meaning.
2 too much 太多DEAL WITH if work or a problem overwhelms someone, it is too much or too difficult to deal with 〔问题等〕使无法解决,使应接不暇,压垮
be overwhelmed by something
 We were overwhelmed by the number of applications.
申请多得让我们应接不暇。
be overwhelmed with something
 They would be overwhelmed with paperwork.
大量的文书工作将使他们疲于应付。
nGrammar
Overwhelm is usually passive in this meaning.
3 surprise SB 使某人惊讶SURPRISED to surprise someone very much, so that they do not know how to react 使〔某人〕非常惊讶
be overwhelmed by something
 I was completely overwhelmed by his generosity.
他的慷慨使我惊讶万分。
 We were overwhelmed by the sheer size of the place.
那地方超大的面积让我们非常惊讶。
nGrammar
Overwhelm is usually passive in this meaning.
4 defeat SB 击败某人PMBEAT/DEFEAT to defeat an army completely 彻底击败,击溃〔军队〕
 In 1532 the Spaniards finally overwhelmed the armies of Peru.
1532年,西班牙人最终打垮了秘鲁军队。
5. water literaryALPOUR if water overwhelms an area of land, it covers it completely and suddenly 突然淹没〔某地〕
Examples from the Corpus
Origin overwhelm
(1300-1400) whelm to turn over, cover up ((13-19 centuries))

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