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overwhelms
现在进行时
overwhelming
过去式
overwhelmed
过去完成时
overwhelmed
1
使不知所措, 使难以承受
to overpower someone or something emotionally or mentally, leaving them unable to respond effectively
- The news of her promotion overwhelmed her with joy.
她晋升的消息让她充满了喜悦。
- The students were overwhelmed by the complexity of the assignment.
学生们被作业的复杂性压垮了。
- A sense of relief overwhelmed him after the exam.
考试后，一种解脱感淹没了他。
- The letter overwhelmed him with nostalgia.
这封信让他淹没在怀旧之情中。
- Anxiety overwhelmed him during the interview.
2
使不堪重负, 压垮
to burden someone with more work, responsibilities, or demands than they can manage
- The manager overwhelmed her team with tasks.
经理用任务压垮了她的团队。
- He was overwhelmed by requests from clients.
他被客户的请求压得喘不过气。
- Daily chores can overwhelm new parents.
日常家务可能会压垮新父母。
- The project overwhelmed the small staff.
这个项目压垮了小员工。
- The sheer number of applications overwhelmed the volunteers.
申请表的压倒性数量让志愿者们不堪重负。
3
压倒, 击溃
to defeat or overpower by superior physical or strategic force
- The army overwhelmed the enemy troops.
军队压倒了敌军。
- Floodwaters overwhelms the levee.
洪水淹没了堤坝。
- The small company was overwhelmed by larger competitors.
这家小公司被更大的竞争对手压垮了。
- The sheer numbers of attackers overwhelmed the defenders.
攻击者的压倒性数量压倒了防御者。
- The police quickly overwhelmed the suspects.
警察迅速压制了嫌疑人。
同义词：
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淹没, 压垮
to completely cover or submerge something so that it becomes hard to perceive or manage
- Rising floodwaters can overwhelm the streets.
上涨的洪水可能会淹没街道。
- The room was overwhelmed by smoke.
房间被烟雾淹没了。
- Her desk was overwhelmed by piles of papers.
她的桌子被成堆的文件淹没了。
- The city was overwhelmed by snow after the blizzard.
暴风雪过后，城市被雪淹没了。
- The waves overwhelmed the small boat.