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。
• 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；
• The body also removes and repairs some damaged macromolecules, but often the sheer volume of free radicals overwhelms the repair system.
  该机构还删除和修理一些损坏的大分子，但往往是庞大的自由基压垮修复系统。
• If this post overwhelms you, do not worry too much.
  如果这篇帖子吓到了您，不要太过担心。
• As I gaze on your face, mystery overwhelms me; you who belong to all have become mine.
  当我凝视你的脸蛋儿的时候，神秘之感淹没了我；你这属于一切人的，竟成了我的。
• 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。
• The cost of connecting many individual point usually overwhelms the project.
  连接许多个体要点的费用通常淹没项目。
• The wind blows in gusts and all the foam overwhelms him.
  狂风在吼，无穷的浪花在向他猛扑。
• 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。
• 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。