| 词汇 | overwhelm |
| 释义 | overwhelm verb uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈwelm/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwelm/ (FORCE) [ T ]（用武力）制服，击败，征服 to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital. 政府军已击败了叛乱者，控制了首都。 The boxer relied on his power, pace, and pressure to overwhelm opponents. (EMOTION) C1 [ T usually passive ]（强烈的感情）充溢，使难以承受，使不知所措 to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion She was overwhelmed with/by grief when her father died. I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received. 收到这些鲜花和支持者的来信让我激动得不知所措。 (WATER) [ T ] literary（水）淹没，覆盖，漫过 If water overwhelms a place, it covers it suddenly and completely. The water overwhelmed levees in the area. The rain that caused the flooding was of such unusual intensity that the sewers were overwhelmed. |
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