overwhelm

.әuvә'hwelm

六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
v. charge someone with too many tasks

vt. 淹没, 受打击, 制服, 压倒, 使不知所措
[法] 打翻, 倾覆, 覆盖

Collins 星级

6,397

BNC 频率

4,804

使用频率

over-表示“过度、超过”，whelm源自古英语，意为“淹没”。整体意思是“淹没在某种情绪或情况中”，引申为“压倒、使不知所措”。

例句

1. The amount of homework can sometimes overwhelm students.

作业的数量有时会让学生感到不知所措。

2. She felt overwhelmed by the number of emails in her inbox.

她被收件箱里邮件的数量搞得不知所措。

3. The beauty of the sunset overwhelmed him with joy.

日落的美丽让他感到无比喜悦。