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英 [??v?'welm] 美[,ov?'w?lm]

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vt. 淹沒；壓倒；受打擊；覆蓋；壓垮

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詞態(tài)變化

第三人稱單數(shù):?overwhelms;過去式:?overwhelmed;過去分詞:?overwhelmed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?overwhelming;

助記提示

1. whelm sth over sth. => overwhelm.
2. 很多構(gòu)成動(dòng)詞的over-xxx這種復(fù)合詞，基本上可以認(rèn)為或者很可能就是源于xxx over sth, xxx sth over sth這類xxx與over連用的短語(yǔ)或用法，而衍生、派生、導(dǎo)出的單一復(fù)合詞，可以把這種現(xiàn)象看著語(yǔ)言的簡(jiǎn)化用法，或者基于此引申出新含義。
3. 由于whelm本身含義為：淹沒，覆蓋，壓倒；這里的over表示：above；由此表示壓倒、覆蓋在什么什么之上，直接引出對(duì)象。因此，這里的over不要把它簡(jiǎn)單地理解為加強(qiáng)，一方面太籠統(tǒng)、模糊，另一方面也不準(zhǔn)確、也不怎么合適，還不利于區(qū)分whelm和overwhelm的區(qū)別。

中文詞源

overwhelm 淹沒，使應(yīng)接不暇

over-,在上，超過，whelm,淹沒。即使淹沒，引申詞義使應(yīng)接不暇。

英文詞源

overwhelm (v.): early 14c., "to turn upside down, to overthrow," from over- + Middle English whelmen "to turn upside down" (see whelm). Meaning "to submerge completely" is mid-15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and overset, by a big wave. Figurative sense of "to bring to ruin" is attested from 1520s. Related: Overwhelmed; overwhelming; overwhelmingly.

雙語(yǔ)例句

1. After my lecture, the students began to overwhelm me with questions.: 講課之后, 學(xué)生們開始問一系列問題,使我不知所措.

2. No difficulty can overwhelm us.: 困難壓不倒我們.

3. It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.: 毫無疑問，盟軍一次大規(guī)模的進(jìn)攻就會(huì)擊潰已是強(qiáng)弩之末的敵軍。

4. Don't just win the match; overwhelm your opponents by about 20 goals to nil.: 不只是要贏這場(chǎng)比賽, 而且要以大約20∶0的比分壓倒對(duì)方.