overwhelming

US [ˌoʊvərˈhwelmɪŋ]
UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈwelmɪŋ]
  • adj.巨大的；压倒性的；无法抗拒的
  • v.“overwhelm”的现在分词
  • Web势不可挡的；压倒的；压倒一切的

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overwhelming
adj.
1.
巨大的；压倒性的；无法抗拒的very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react
The evidence against him was overwhelming.
对他不利的证据确凿，无法抵赖。
The overwhelming majority of those present were in favour of the plan.
绝大多数与会者都赞同这个计划。
an overwhelming sense of loss
莫大的失落感
She had the almost overwhelming desire to tell him the truth.
她恨不得要告诉他实情。
You may find it somewhat overwhelming at first.
起初你可能觉得它有些无法抗拒。

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AllAll,巨大的巨大的,压倒性的压倒性的,无法抗拒的无法抗拒的,势不可挡的势不可挡的,压倒的压倒的,压倒一切的压倒一切的
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It was agreed that in an overwhelming public health emergency, poor countries would be allowed to produce generic drugs.
所达成的共识是，在来势凶猛的公众健康紧急情况下，贫穷国家将可以生产非专利药品。
suǒ dá chéng de gòng shí shì , zài lái shì xiōng měng de gōng zhòng jiàn kāng jǐn jí qíng kuàng xià , pín qióng guó jiā jiāng kě yǐ shēng chǎn fēi zhuān lì yào pǐn 。
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2.
The numbers one calculates from the facts seem to me so overwhelming as to put this conclusion almost beyond question.
在我看来，人从这些事实算出的数值给予上述结论以几乎毋容置疑的压倒性支持。
zài wǒ kàn lái , rén cóng zhè xiē shì shí suàn chū de shù zhí jǐ yǔ shàng shù jié lùn yǐ jī hū wú róng zhì yí de yā dǎo xìng zhī chí 。
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Trying to take on a huge project or task can be overwhelming and daunting and intimidating for anyone, even the best of us.
每个人都害怕和畏惧去做一个巨大的工程或承担重要任务，即使最出色的人都如此。
měi gè rén dōu hài pà hé wèi jù qù zuò yī gè jù dà de gōng chéng huò chéng dān zhòng yào rèn wu , jí shǐ zuì chū sè de rén dōu rú cǐ 。
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4.
Yellow flowers overwhelming, as if something is just a play last night, this morning is the heavy makeup Tunjin, only elements left side.
黄花儿铺天盖地，仿佛只是昨夜的一场戏事，今晨已是浓妆褪尽，只遗素面。
huáng huā ér pū tiān gài dì , fǎng fú zhǐ shì zuó yè de yī chǎng xì shì , jīn chén yǐ shì nóng zhuāng tuì jìn , zhǐ yí sù miàn 。
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I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.
你的损失是沉重的，我觉得以任何言语来劝你节哀都是软弱无力，无济于事的。
nǐ de sǔn shī shì chén zhòng de , wǒ jué de yǐ rèn hé yán yǔ lái quàn nǐ jié āi dōu shì ruǎn ruò wú lì , wú jì yú shì de 。
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Since the euro crisis is currently exerting an overwhelming influence on the global economy I shall devote the rest of my talk to it.
因为欧元危机当前对全球经济有着压倒性的影响，所以我接下来的讲话将全部用来讨论它。
yīn wèi ōu yuán wēi jī dāng qián duì quán qiú jīng jì yǒu zhe yā dǎo xìng de yǐng xiǎng , suǒ yǐ wǒ jiē xià lái de jiǎng huà jiāng quán bù yòng lái tǎo lùn tā 。
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Following her mother's death, she became agitated, with racing pulse and overwhelming nervous energy, and was ordered by doctors to rest.
母亲的去世，带给她的，是焦躁不安、心速紊乱、不堪重负，以致医生责令她休息。
mǔ qīn de qù shì , dài gěi tā de , shì jiāo zào bù ān 、 xīn sù wěn luàn 、 bù kān zhòng fù , yǐ zhì yī shēng zé lìng tā xiū xi 。
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But so far I haven't heard of anyone trying to increase the frequency of the naps when sleepiness was overwhelming.
经常闹钟也不管用。但目前我还没听说任何人在极度困倦的时候尝试改变小憩的频率。
jīng cháng nào zhōng yě bù guǎn yòng 。 dàn mù qián wǒ hái méi tīng shuō rèn hé rén zài jí dù kùn juàn de shí hou cháng shì gǎi biàn xiǎo qì de pín lǜ 。
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One would have to completely disregard such overwhelming evidence to the contrary that it would be tantamount to intellectual suicide.
人们将必须完全无视那些占绝对优势的证据，相反的，如果不这样，就等同于智力自杀。
rén men jiāng bì xū wán quán wú shì nà xiē zhàn jué duì yōu shì de zhèng jù , xiāng fǎn de , rú guǒ bù zhè yàng , jiù děng tóng yú zhì lì zì shā 。
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The election of 1912 seems to have demonstrated that the American people were in an overwhelming progressive, if not rebellious, mood.
1912年的选举似乎证明：当时美国人民即使不是怀有造反的，也怀有一种其势不可抵挡的要求进步的情绪。
yī jiǔ yī èr nián de xuǎn jǔ sì hū zhèng míng : dāng shí měi guó rén mín jí shǐ bú shì huái yǒu zào fǎn de , yě huái yǒu yī zhǒng qí shì bù kě dǐ dǎng de yāo qiú jìn bù de qíng xù 。
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