1VERB (情感、事件等)使不知所措,使难以承受 If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. (情感、事件等)使不知所措,使难以承受
He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past. [beVERB-ed]
他一心渴望回到从前。
The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her. [VERB noun]
ADVERB | VERB + OVERWHELM | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤absolutely, completely, totally絕對/徹底/完全壓倒➤quite, rather頗為/相當難以承受▸➤almost, nearly幾乎壓倒▸➤suddenly突然壓倒VERB + OVERWHELM➤threaten to有壓垮的危險◇Deal with stress fast whenever it threatens to overwhelm you.感覺壓力過大就要馬上解決。PREPOSITION➤with以⋯壓倒◇The children pressed around him eagerly, overwhelming him with questions.孩子們急切地將他團團圍住,連珠炮似的問了他一大堆問題。PHRASES➤overwhelmed by sth被⋯壓倒◇We were totally overwhelmed by the response to our appeal.人們紛紛響應我們的呼籲,令人感動莫名。➤absolutely overwhelmed, completely overwhelmed, totally overwhelmed完全被壓倒◇She felt completely overwhelmed.她完全不知所措。➤a bit overwhelmed, a little overwhelmed有點兒被壓倒➤almost overwhelmed, nearly overwhelmed幾乎被壓倒
overwhelm ♦︎ swamp ♦︎ bombard ♦︎ flood ♦︎ inundateThese words all refer to things or problems that are so many or so great that sb cannot deal with them.这些词均表示使不堪承受、使应接不暇、使疲于应付。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to overwhelm / swamp / bombard / flood / inundate sb / sth with sth◆to be swamped / bombarded / flooded / inundated with complaints / requests◆to be swamped / inundated with offers / enquiries◆to be bombarded / flooded / inundated with calls / letters◆to suddenly overwhelm / swamp sb■overwhelm ˌəʊvəˈwelm; NAmEˌoʊvərˈwelm [transitive] to be so bad or so great that sb cannot deal with it; to give sb more of sth than they want or can deal with压垮;使应接不暇◆The office was overwhelmed by the volume of work that was required.该办事处需要处理的事务之多令工作人员不胜负荷。◆She thinks she knows all the answers and always overwhelms me with advice.她认为自己无所不知,总是给我各种各样的忠告,令我难以招架。 see also overwhelming ⇨ uncontrollable■swampswɒmp; NAmEswɑːmp [transitive, often passive] to be so great that sb cannot deal with it; to give sb more things than they can deal with使不堪承受;使疲于应付;使应接不暇◆This is a big task and I am finding myself swamped.这是个艰巨的任务,我觉得自己无法招架。◆Radio stations have been swamped with requests to play the song.不断有人点播那首歌,令电台应接不暇。NOTE辨析 Overwhelm or swamp?People are typically overwhelmed by the amount, number or volume of a thing; people are swamped by the things themselves-complaints, requests, offers or enquiries. * overwhelm一般指事物数量巨大,使人不堪应付,通常与amount、number或volume搭配;swamp指事情本身,如complaints、requests、offers或enquiries,使人不堪承受、疲于应付。■bombardbɒmˈbɑːd; NAmEbɑːmˈbɑːrd [transitive] to attack sb with a lot of questions or criticism, or by giving them too much information(向某人)大量提问,大肆抨击,提供过多信息◆The interviewer bombarded her with intimate questions.采访者连珠炮似地向她提出了许多涉及个人隐私的问题。◆We are bombarded daily with propaganda about what we should eat.我们每天都收到海量宣传,告诉我们应该吃什么。■flood [transitive, usually passive] to send sth somewhere in large numbers大量送至;挤满;拥满◆The office was flooded with applications for the job.办公室堆满了应征那份工作的求职信。 see also flood ⇨ floodnoun2■inundateˈɪnʌndeɪt [transitive, often passive] to give or send sb so many things that they cannot deal with them all使不胜负荷;使应接不暇◆We have been inundated with offers of help.来自各方的援助多得使我们应接不暇。