overwhelm

/ ˌəʊvəˈwelm /
/ ˌəʊvərˈwelm /

释义

v. 使不知所措;使无法解决;击败;压垮;淹没

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词态

现在分词:overwhelming

第三人称单数:overwhelms

过去式:overwhelmed

过去分词:overwhelmed

例句

The army was overwhelmed by the rebels.

军队被叛乱者完全击败了。

For example, in a situation in which several bystanders need to band together to overwhelm a perpetrator, they will be more likely to act collectively than to act alone.

例如, 就有这样一种情况, 在只有几个旁观者需要联合起来才能压倒一个罪犯的情况下, 他们就可能会更多地采取集体行动。

It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.

显然同盟国一次大规模的进攻就会彻底击败已被削弱的敌军。

But the various pros and cons should not blindly overwhelm one another.

但是,众多的利弊得失不应盲目的一个压倒另一个。

In 1532 the Spaniards finally overwhelmed the armies of Peru.

1532年,西班牙人最终打垮了秘鲁军队。

We try not to think about it because it would overwhelm us to an extent that we would just vegetate.

我们尽量不去想它,因为在某种我们能够想像到的程度上他会压倒我们。

近义

vt.压倒;淹没;受打击

flood

flow

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考纲分布

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vt. 感到不能自持; 使不知所措; 征服; 击溃

考纲释义

vt. 感到不能自持; 使不知所措; 征服; 击溃