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1. Oxford Dictionary

   overwhelm

   • IPA[ˌəʊvəˈwɛlm]

   英式

   • v.
     bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water；give too much of something to; inundate

   • verb: overwhelm, 3rd person present: overwhelms, gerund or present participle: overwhelming, past tense: overwhelmed, past participle: overwhelmed

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses 同義詞 swamp, submerge, engulf, bury, deluge, ... 更多flood, inundate, clog, saturate, glut, overload, beset, overburden, snow under
   • ▪ give too much of something to; inundate they were overwhelmed by farewell messages
   • 2. have a strong emotional effect on I was overwhelmed with guilt 同義詞 overcome, move, stir, affect, touch, ... 更多impress, sweep someone off their feet, strike, stun, make emotional, dumbfound, shake, disturb, devastate, take aback, daze, spellbind, dazzle, floor, leave speechless, take someone's breath away, stagger, informalbowl over, blow away, knock/hit for six, knock sideways, blow someone's mind, get to
   • 3. defeat completely the Irish side was overwhelmed 15–3 by Scotland 同義詞 defeat (utterly/heavily/easily), trounce, rout, beat, beat hollow, ... 更多conquer, vanquish, be victorious over, gain a victory over, prevail over, get the better of, triumph over, best, worst, gain mastery over, master, overpower, overcome, overthrow, subdue, suppress, subjugate, repress, quell, quash, crush, finish, bring someone to their knees, break, informalthrash, lick, clobber, whip, wipe the floor with, drub, tank, blow out of the water, own
   • ▪ be too strong for; overpower the Stilton doesn't overwhelm the flavour of the trout
3. • 更多解釋

   overwhelm

   • IPA[ˌōvərˈ(h)welm]

   美式

   • v.
     bury or drown beneath a huge mass: the water flowed through to overwhelm the whole dam and the village beneath

   Oxford American Dictionary