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 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。
• By doing so, he appears tiny in comparison to the dramatic setting that seemingly overwhelms his character, giving us a very interesting look at the emotional impact of light and space.
  这样做，他似乎在比较小的戏剧性设置看似压倒他的性格，使我们在光与空间的情绪影响非常有趣的外观。
• It's a great moment of film which overwhelms the viewer with the idea of time.
  这是这部电影中最棒的一刻，让观众体会到时间的概念。
• But, like the evangelist who has seen the light and wants to share it, they come on so strong that their zeal for their beliefs overwhelms you.
  但是，像能够看到光，并想要分享它的福音传道者一样，他们强烈的热诚可能会压制您的想法。
• 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。
• 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。
• But this dopamine overload also overwhelms the D2 receptors on the receiving cells, and those cells eventually react by reducing the number of D2 receptors.
  但是多巴胺负荷过度也会抑制细胞上的D2受体，这些细胞最终通过减少D2受体数量拮抗多巴胺的作用。
• 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。
• 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。
• As a consequence, terror overwhelms the person to the point of making irrational choices and non-typical behavior.
  结果，可怕的感觉占据了那个人，以至于他会做出无理性的选择和非正常的行为。