overwhelm

【发音】
美 /,ovɚ'wɛlm/ 英 /əʊvə'welm/
【翻译】
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v.压倒,战胜
【例句】
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But the various pros and cons should not blindly overwhelm one another.
但是,众多的利弊得失不应盲目的一个压倒另一个。
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We try not to think about it because it would overwhelm us to an extent that we would just vegetate.
我们尽量不去想它,因为在某种我们能够想像到的程度上他会压倒我们。
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For example, in a situation in which several bystanders need to band together to overwhelm a perpetrator, they will be more likely to act collectively than to act alone.
例如, 就有这样一种情况, 在只有几个旁观者需要联合起来才能压倒一个罪犯的情况下, 他们就可能会更多地采取集体行动。
【同、近义词】
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vt.压倒;淹没;受打击
flood/flow/
【同根词】
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adj
overwhelming : 压倒性的;势不可挡的
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adv
overwhelmingly : 压倒性地;不可抵抗地
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v
overwhelming : 压倒;淹没(overwhelm的ing形式);制服