overwhelm
verb
ˌəʊvəˈwelm verb
1
EMOTION
感情
if someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly 〔感情上〕使〔某人〕感到不能自持，使不知所措
be overwhelmed by sth
Harriet was overwhelmed by a feeling of homesickness.
哈丽雅特陷入了深深的思乡情绪之中。
be overwhelmed with sth
The children were overwhelmed with excitement.
孩子们激动万分。
Grief overwhelmed me.
我不胜悲伤。
2
TOO MUCH
太多
if work or a problem overwhelms someone, it is too much or too difficult to deal with 〔问题等〕使不可解决，使应接不暇，压垮
be overwhelmed by sth
We were overwhelmed by the number of applications.
申请书多得让我们应接不暇。
overwhelm sb with sth
They would be overwhelmed with paperwork.
这些文书工作将使他们穷于应付。
3
SURPRISE SB
使某人惊讶
to surprise someone very much, so that they do not know how to react 使〔某人〕非常惊讶
be overwhelmed by sth
I was completely overwhelmed by his generosity.
他的慷慨使我惊讶万分。
We were overwhelmed by the sheer size of the place.
这地方的面积之大让我们非常惊讶。
4
DEFEAT SB
击败某人
to defeat an army completely 彻底击败，击溃〔军队〕
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。
5
WATER
水
if water overwhelms an area of land, it covers it completely and suddenly [文] 突然淹没〔某地〕 literary