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单词 overwhelming
释义
overwhelming
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ/
C1
difficulttofightagainst:
难以抵挡的；无法抗拒的
Shefeltan overwhelmingurge/desire/needtotellsomeone about what hadhappened.她感到有一种抑制不住的冲动／欲望／需要想告诉别人所发生的事情。
Synonym
overpowering
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
felt or experienced with a lot of force
  • strongI felt a strong urge to hug him.
  • powerfulAnger is one of the most powerful human emotions.
  • intenseShe learned that even intense emotional pain passes.
  • fierceThe people have a fierce pride in their country.
  • deepHe suffered from a deep feeling of inadequacy.
  • deep-seatedHe has a deep-seated loathing of snobbery.
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C1
verygreator verylarge:
巨大的，极大的
She said how much sheappreciatedthe overwhelminggenerosityof thepublicinrespondingto theappeal.对公众为响应这个呼吁所表现出的极大慷慨，她发言表达了万分感激。
An overwhelmingmajorityhasvotedinfavourof theproposal.绝大多数的人投票赞成该提议。
More examples
  • There has been overwhelmingpublicsupportfor theproposedshoppingdevelopment.
  • Thetemptationto have anotherglassofwineprovedoverwhelming.
  • Theevidenceagainst thesuspectis overwhelming.
  • Thehometeamhad thesupportof the overwhelmingmajorityof thespectators.
  • Thedevastationshowedthe overwhelmingpowerof theearthquake.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physically strong and powerful
  • (as) tough as old bootsidiom
  • almighty
  • beefy
  • billy-o
  • brute
  • burly
  • corded
  • intensely
  • invincible
  • invincibly
  • invulnerable
  • keenly
  • lusty
  • reckon
  • stalwart
  • sturdily
  • super-powerful
  • superhuman
  • to be reckoned withidiom
  • tough
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(Definition ofoverwhelmingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

overwhelming| American Dictionary

overwhelming
adjective
us
/ˌoʊ·vərˈhwel·mɪŋ,-ˈwel·mɪŋ/
verygreatorstrong:
An overwhelmingmajorityvotedinfavorof theproposal.
Ifeltan overwhelmingsenseofreliefwhen thesemesterwas over.

overwhelmingly

adverb[not gradable]us
/ˌoʊ·vərˈhwel·mɪŋ·li,-ˈwel-/
InApril, theHouseofRepresentativesoverwhelminglypassedthebill.
(Definition ofoverwhelmingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverwhelming

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Theoverwhelminglack of literature on the subject, however, would lead one to think otherwise.
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However, despite itsoverwhelmingmajority of 122 out of 182 seats in the legislature, the party found governing more difficult than getting elected.
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Our analysis indicates that theoverwhelmingmajority of attacks are the result of malformed input exploiting a software vulnerability of a network-attached process.
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There may have been individual cases that arose out of different concerns, but theoverwhelmingmajority were about trust.
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The number of new sources coming online every year, and the number of changes to existing sources, is simplyoverwhelming.
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Overwhelmingour exstudents respond that it is the most stressful but important and educationally useful part of the course.
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Overwhelmingcross-cultural evidence suggests that the reduction or withdrawal of optimal care when child-rearing circumstances are unfavorable is a prominent feature of human evolutionary history.
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Theoverwhelmingreason for a failed interview in 2000 was the inability to locate and contact the respondent.
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All but one of them found the concordance lines "slightlyoverwhelming" and "difficult to understand" (p. 245) because of their colloquial nature.
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Although many information needs exist, receiving general information addressing numerous areas can often beoverwhelming.
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This absence of love, she argues, stems from anoverwhelmingobsession with the self, and from an excessive preoccupation with consumerism and material acquisition.
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Anoverwhelmingmajority of the respondents agreed with the statement, ' my lifestyle here matches with my expectations of retirement lifestyle'.
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At times the ' weight ' of evidence becomes, perhaps, toooverwhelmingfor even the specialised reader easily to absorb.
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The experience ofoverwhelmingstressors at work, or failure in managing diverse responsibilities, could foster a general sense of ineffectuality, depressive affect, and low self-esteem.
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Theoverwhelmingmajority of the errors consisted of a missing letter.
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