overwhelmed

英[,əʊvə'welmd]美[,ovə'welmd]

v.淹没，漫过（ overwhelm的过去式和过去分词 ），压倒，击败，使受打击，覆盖，使应接不暇，（情感）难以禁受；

adj.被淹没的，被压倒的，不知所措的，受宠若惊的；

例句

He was overwhelmed by the death of his father.他为父亲的去世而悲痛至极。

Invading armies overwhelmed the town.入侵的*队控制了这个城镇。

A great wave overwhelmed the boat.一个巨浪吞没了那只小船。

He tried to fight the sleepiness that overwhelmed him.他努力地和阵阵袭来的倦意斗争着。

The girl was overwhelmed with emotion and couldn't speak for a moment.这女孩非常激动,一时说不出话来.

He overwhelmed me with inquires.他问许多问题使我困窘.

She felt her face going red — "I'm sorry Rob, it's just that I'm, um, overwhelmed."她感到自己的脸变红了——“对不起，罗布，我只是，呃，一时情绪失控。”

If ( one was ) overwhelmed by passion, it could lead to serious blunders.当感情完全淹没理智时, 就可能铸成大错.

Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise.拥挤的人群和喧闹的噪音可能会让游客有些茫然不知所措。

I get overwhelmed with deadlines and act like a madwoman on a crazy work bender.我为交稿日期抓狂,活像一台工作机器上的疯婆子.

英语四级真题

For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together.

To avoid being overwhelmed by stress.

Any device that's built to receive a wireless signal at a specific frequency can be overwhelmed by a stronger signal coming in on the same frequency.

英语六级真题

Its schools will be overwhelmed by the growing number of illegal immigrants.

Students are graduating with a variety of skills and interests, but often find themselves overwhelmed when it comes to choosing an ultimate career goal.

They are overwhelmed by their own prejudices.

I'm overwhelmed with a wide range of different slimming products each year.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

（情感、事件等）使不知所措，使难以承受

If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.

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VERB

征服；制服；击败

If a group of people overwhelm a place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them.

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英英词典释义

Adjective

1. rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something;