overwhelm sb (with sth)
表示用某事物使某人难以承受或不知所措，with sth可省略。
The amount of work overwhelmed him.
工作量使他不知所措。
使不知所措；使难以承受
overwhelming — present participle of overwhelm
压倒；击败；压垮；淹没；覆盖；包围；吞没,漫过并淹没。；压倒,击溃。；在情感上使不知所措,使无法承受。
To affect (someone) very strongly so that they feel helpless, confused, or unable to cope.
吞没,漫过并淹没。
To engulf, surge over and submerge.
压倒,击溃。
To overpower, crush.
在情感上使不知所措,使无法承受。
To overpower emotionally.
使包围,覆盖。
To cause to surround, to cover.
一般现在时
I overwhelm my opponents with strategy.
我用策略压倒对手。
一般过去时
The flood overwhelmed the small town.
洪水淹没了那个小镇。
现在完成时
She has overwhelmed us with kindness.
她的善良使我们不知所措。
规则动词
She was overwhelmed with joy when she received the news.
她收到消息时欣喜若狂。
用法提示：这里 overwhelmed 表示情感上的强烈冲击，作为动词的被动语态。
The small company was overwhelmed by the sudden surge in orders.
这家小公司被突如其来的订单激增压垮了。
用法提示：这里 overwhelmed 表示被过多的任务压垮，作为动词的被动语态。
The defending army was overwhelmed by the enemy's superior numbers.
守军被敌人的人数优势所压倒。
用法提示：这里 overwhelmed 表示被武力压倒，作为动词的被动语态。
表示用某事物使某人难以承受或不知所措，with sth可省略。
The amount of work overwhelmed him.
工作量使他不知所措。
被动结构，强调被某种情感或事物压倒。
She was overwhelmed with grief after the loss.
失去亲人后，她悲痛欲绝。
表示以武力或数量优势压倒、击败。
The army overwhelmed the enemy forces.
军队击败了敌军。
stun 侧重突然的震惊，与 overwhelm 的全面压倒感不同。
bewilder 强调困惑或迷惑，而 overwhelm 常带无力应对之感。
swamp 非正式，尤指因任务过多而难以应付，与 overwhelm 的强烈情感压制不同。
overpower 强调以力量压制，可用于情感或物理，但不如 overwhelm 常用。
daze 指使头晕目眩或茫然，程度较轻，常用于震惊而非负担。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am overwhelm by the amount of work.
正确表达I am overwhelmed by the amount of work.
错误：在系动词后误用动词原形。正确形式应使用过去分词 overwhelmed 作形容词，表示“被压倒的”状态。
grammar · medium
易错句子The homework is overwhelmed.
正确表达The homework is overwhelming.
错误：混淆了过去分词和现在分词。表示事物本身“令人受不了”应用现在分词 overwhelming，而不是过去分词 overwhelmed。
与‘overwhelm’（压倒、使不知所措）相对，表示给予能力或信心
与‘overwhelm’（使沮丧、压倒）相对，表示提升情绪
与‘overwhelm’（使气馁）相对，表示给予勇气
与‘overwhelm’（削弱、压倒）相对，表示增强
与‘overwhelm’（压垮）相对，表示帮助支撑
overcome侧重通过努力战胜困难或障碍；overwhelm侧重被情感或力量压倒，无法应对。
overpower侧重力量或武力上的完全压制；overwhelm更广泛，可指情感、数量或任务上的压倒。
overload侧重任务或负担过重超出承受能力；overwhelm更强调情感上的不知所措或彻底击败。
压倒性多数
The proposal was passed by an overwhelming majority.
该提案以压倒性多数通过。
大量证据
There is overwhelming evidence that smoking causes cancer.
有大量证据表明吸烟致癌。
情绪激动不已
She was overwhelmed by emotion when she saw her family.
她看到家人时情绪激动不已。
工作不堪重负
The employees were overwhelmed with work during the holiday season.
假期期间员工们工作不堪重负。
压倒性的力量
The army attacked with overwhelming force.
军队以压倒性的力量进攻。
使系统不堪重负
The sudden surge in traffic could overwhelm the system.
流量的突然激增可能使系统不堪重负。
prefix
root
以善意使人不知所措
She was overwhelmed with kindness from her new colleagues.
她因新同事的善意而感到不知所措。
情绪激动难以自持
He was overwhelmed by emotion during the award ceremony.
他在颁奖典礼上情绪激动难以自持。
压倒性多数
The proposal was rejected by an overwhelming majority.
该提案被压倒性多数否决。
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