Whelm



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.用...覆盖, 淹没
• ［英］ v.用...覆盖, 淹没 ( to cover or engulf completely)
• ［记］ 参考: overwhelm ( 压倒一切)
• ［例］ The avalanche whelmed the mountain village in tons of snow.

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Middle English
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to turn (as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something ; cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect
  • 2. to overcome in thought or feeling ; overwhelm <whelmed with a rush of joy — G. A. Wagner>
• intransitive verb
  • to pass or go over something so as to bury or submerge it

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