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. 压倒性的;势不可挡的
- v. 压倒,淹没,制服(overwhelm 的现在分词)
词根记忆
- over(在…上) + whelm(压倒)→压倒
- over(在…上) + whelm(淹没)→压倒;淹没
- 来自overwhelm(v.压倒)
- over(胜过) + whelm(淹没,覆盖) + ing→压倒性的
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- overwhelmingly:压倒性地;不可抵抗地。
- vt性质的同根词
- overwhelm:压倒;淹没;受打击。
- vt性质的同根词
- overwhelm:压倒;淹没;不知所措。
英汉例句
- Overwhelming rebellion occupied many big cities.
势不可挡的起义席卷了许多大城市。 - The flood was overwhelming and the city was soon drowned.
洪水来势凶猛,很快这个城市就被淹没了。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ~+ n.
用作表语: S+be+~
词组短语
- overwhelming rebellion 〔force〕 势不可挡的起义〔军队〕
- overwhelming urge 不可遏制的冲动
- overwhelming victory 极大的胜利
- the overwhelming majority 压倒性多数
- overwhelming majority 压倒的多数;压倒多数
- Overwhelming Odds 性胜算;压倒性胜算
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
短语
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
- 压倒一切的
- 势不可挡的