overwhelming
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ]
- 美式音标 [ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ]
- 国际音标 [,əuvə'hwelmiŋ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 壓倒性的;勢不可擋的
- v. 壓倒,淹沒,制服(overwhelm 的現在分詞)
词根记忆
- over(在…上) + whelm(壓倒)→壓倒
- over(在…上) + whelm(淹沒)→壓倒;淹沒
- 來自overwhelm(v.壓倒)
- over(勝過) + whelm(淹沒,覆蓋) + ing→壓倒性的
同根派生
- adv性質的同根詞
- overwhelmingly:壓倒性地;不可觝抗地。
- vt性質的同根詞
- overwhelm:壓倒;淹沒;受打擊。
- vt性質的同根詞
- overwhelm:壓倒;淹沒;不知所措。
英汉例句
- Overwhelming rebellion occupied many big cities.
勢不可擋的起義蓆卷了許多大城市。 - The flood was overwhelming and the city was soon drowned.
洪水來勢兇猛,很快這個城市就被淹沒了。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語: ~+ n.
用作表語: S+be+~
词组短语
- overwhelming rebellion 〔force〕 勢不可擋的起義〔軍隊〕
- overwhelming urge 不可遏制的沖動
- overwhelming victory 極大的勝利
- the overwhelming majority 壓倒性多數
- overwhelming majority 壓倒的多數;壓倒多數
- Overwhelming Odds 性勝算;壓倒性勝算
用作形容詞 (adj.)
~+名詞
短語
英英字典
- difficult to fight against
- If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.
- overwhelmingly
- You can use overwhelming to emphasize that an amount or quantity is much greater than other amounts or quantities.
- overwhelmingly
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专业释义
- 壓倒一切的
- 勢不可擋的