overwhelm

US [ˌoʊvərˈhwelm]
UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈwelm]
  • v.压倒；淹没；击败；（感情或感觉）充溢
  • Web制服；使不知所措；征服
Simple Present：overwhelms  Present Participle：overwhelming  Past Tense：overwhelmed  

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overwhelm
v.
1.
~ sb
（感情或感觉）充溢，难以承受to have such a strong emotional effect on sb that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react
She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
她感到愧疚难当。
The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me.
秀丽的风光令我深深地陶醉。
2.
~ sb
压倒；击败；征服to defeat sb completely
The army was overwhelmed by the rebels.
军队被叛乱者完全击败了。
3.
~ sb
压垮；使应接不暇to be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it; to give too much of a thing to a person
We were overwhelmed by requests for information.
各方的问讯使我们应接不暇。
4.
~ sb/sth
淹没；漫过to cover sb/sth completely

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1.
Then, when you least expect it, a WIG will leap out of nowhere and overwhelm you in one breathtaking burst.
然后，在你最意料不到的时候，一个WIG不知道从哪里就跳了出来，以一次惊人的爆发扑面而来。
rán hòu , zài nǐ zuì yì liào bù dào de shí hou , yī gè WIG bù zhī dào cóng nǎ lǐ jiù tiào le chū lái , yǐ yī cì jīng rén de bào fā pū miàn ér lái 。
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2.
Keep a short list of your achievements on a note card and pull it out when your self-criticism threatens to overwhelm you.
在一张卡片纸上列出一个简短的自我成就表，每次自责情绪来袭时，就拿出来看一看。
zài yī zhāng kǎ piàn zhǐ shàng liè chū yī gè jiǎn duǎn de zì wǒ chéng jiù biǎo , měi cì zì zé qíng xù lái xí shí , jiù ná chū lái kàn yī kàn 。
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3.
Instead of trying to live life on your own and let the worry overwhelm you, turn to God.
不要自己试着去逃命，自己被焦虑占上峰，要向上帝求助。他会让你存活下来，你的生命与他相连。
bú yào zì jǐ shì zhe qù táo mìng , zì jǐ bèi jiāo lǜ zhàn shàng fēng , yào xiàng shàng dì qiú zhù 。 tā huì ràng nǐ cún huó xià lái , nǐ de shēng mìng yǔ tā xiāng lián 。
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4.
Trying to manage prevention in otherwise healthy people would overwhelm both cardiologists and primary care physicians.
让其他方面都健康的人们进行预防，使心脏病学家们和从事一线治疗的医生们都感到难以应付。
ràng qí tā fāng miàn dōu jiàn kāng de rén men jìn xíng yù fáng , shǐ xīn zàng bìng xué jiā men hé cóng shì yí xiàn zhì liáo de yī shēng men dōu gǎn dào nán yǐ yìng fù 。
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5.
Ireland was denied credit because, even though its public finances were in solid shape, it had allowed its banks to overwhelm them.
虽然爱尔兰的公共财政状况较为稳定，但是它放任了银行，因此也被拒绝借贷。
suī rán ài ěr lán de gōng gòng cái zhèng zhuàng kuàng jiào wéi wěn dìng , dàn shì tā fàng rèn le yín háng , yīn cǐ yě bèi jù jué jiè dài 。
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6.
A sense of overwhelm is often at the root of our work problems.
被工作压倒的感觉常常来自于工作中根本的问题。
bèi gōng zuò yā dǎo de gǎn jué cháng cháng lái zì yú gōng zuò zhōng gēn běn de wèn tí 。
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7.
The list above may overwhelm you, and if it does, focus on just one thing at a time.
上面所列的一切也许让你很挫败，如果真的是那样，你只要专注地一次解决一个问题即可。
shàng mian suǒ liè de yí qiè yě xǔ ràng nǐ hěn cuò bài , rú guǒ zhēn de shì nà yàng , nǐ zhǐ yào zhuān zhù de yī cì jiě jué yī gè wèn tí jí kě 。
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8.
As you are being hugged the warmth and love seem to overwhelm you and you simply blend in with The Creator for a few minutes.
当你被拥抱的温暖和爱似乎压倒你，你只是在与造物主融合了几分钟。
dāng nǐ bèi yōng bào de wēn nuǎn hé ài sì hū yā dǎo nǐ , nǐ zhǐ shì zài yǔ zào wù zhǔ róng hé le jǐ fēn zhōng 。
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9.
He would not let me regain my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.
我就是喘一口气，他都不容，倒使我满心苦恼。
wǒ jiù shì chuǎn yì kǒu qì , tā dōu bù róng , dào shǐ wǒ mǎn xīn kǔ nǎo 。
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10.
A second downturn, if it is allowed to happen, will overwhelm the effect on the debt of any short-term tightening.
第二轮衰退（如果在美国政府的疏忽之下得以爆发）将压制住任何短期紧缩措施对债务的影响。
dì èr lún shuāi tuì ( rú guǒ zài měi guó zhèng fǔ de shū hū zhī xià dé yǐ bào fā ) jiāng yā zhì zhù rèn hé duǎn qī jǐn suō cuò shī duì zhài wù de yǐng xiǎng 。
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