overwhelming + noun
The overwhelming majority voted in favor.
绝大多数投了赞成票。
压倒性的;势不可挡的
巨大的;极度的;非常强烈的;压倒性的、令人震惊的或不可抗拒的强大的。;非常巨大或强烈的。;极端的。
So strong or powerful that it is hard to resist or deal with; overpowering.
压倒性的、令人震惊的或不可抗拒的强大的。
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
非常巨大或强烈的。
Very great or intense.
极端的。
Extreme.
She felt an overwhelming joy when she received the good news.
收到好消息时,她感到一种难以抑制的喜悦。
用法提示:形容词 overwhelming 表达情感非常强烈,难以控制。
The amount of work was overwhelming, so he asked for help.
工作量之大令人不堪重负,于是他请求帮助。
用法提示:overwhelming 表示数量或程度过大,使人难以应对。
He had an overwhelming desire to learn the truth.
他有一种无法抗拒的欲望去了解真相。
用法提示:overwhelming 修饰 desire,表示欲望非常强烈,难以抵挡。
The overwhelming majority voted in favor.
绝大多数投了赞成票。
It was overwhelming to see so many people.
看到那么多人,让人不知所措。
She found the workload overwhelming.
她发现工作量太大,难以承受。
语气比overwhelming稍弱,通常不表示情感上的压倒性
强调无法抵抗,与overwhelming在力度上几乎等同,但更常用于欲望或诱惑
侧重强度高,但不一定含有‘压倒’之意,可用于情绪、感觉等
强调数量或程度的惊人,常指数据或结果,与overwhelming的‘压倒’感不同
常指情感打击或失败,比overwhelming更具破坏性,口语中可用
grammar · medium
易错句子I am overwhelming by the workload.
正确表达I am overwhelmed by the workload.
当表示‘感到不知所措’时,应用过去分词 overwhelmed 作为形容词,而不是现在分词 overwhelming。Overwhelming 通常用来描述事物本身‘势不可挡’,而非人的感受。
grammar · medium
易错句子The movie was overwhelming boring.
正确表达The movie was overwhelmingly boring.
修饰形容词 boring 需要用副词 overwhelmingly,而不是形容词 overwhelming。Overwhelming 是形容词,不能直接修饰另一形容词。
作为形容词反义,指力量或强度不足,与'势不可挡'相对。
指程度微小,不能压倒他人。
强调不重要或影响力小。
指强度较弱,不猛烈。
直接对应'不可抗拒'的反义,表示可被阻止或克服。
overwhelming 描述事物本身强烈或不可抗拒,常作定语;overwhelmed 描述人感到被压倒,常作表语或定语
overwhelming 强调强度或数量上难以应对,overpowering 强调力量或影响上完全压制,语气更强
压倒性多数
The proposal was approved by an overwhelming majority.
该提案以压倒性多数获得通过。
强烈的感觉
She felt an overwhelming feeling of joy when she saw the gift.
看到礼物时,她感到一种强烈的喜悦。
压倒性证据
There is overwhelming evidence that smoking causes cancer.
有压倒性证据表明吸烟致癌。
热烈的响应
The charity appeal received an overwhelming response from the public.
慈善呼吁得到了公众的热烈响应。
压倒性的力量
The army was defeated by overwhelming force.
军队被压倒性的力量击败。
强烈的感/感
He had an overwhelming sense of loss after the accident.
事故后他有一种强烈的失落感。
over- + whelm
over- + whelm + -ed
overwhelming + -ly
over- (过分) + whelm (淹没) + -ing (形容词后缀)
over- + done
over- + react
thrill + -ing
excite + -ing
whelm (词根)
与 overwhelming 常搭配,表示强烈的情感
巨大的压力让人感到 overwhelming
不可抗拒的力量
如浪潮般涌来的感觉
一波接一波,难以抵挡
压倒多数
The proposal was passed by an overwhelming majority.
该提案以压倒多数通过。
确凿证据
There is overwhelming evidence that smoking causes cancer.
有确凿证据表明吸烟导致癌症。
压倒性力量
The army attacked with overwhelming force.
军队以压倒性力量发起进攻。
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