Overwhelm
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 泛滥; 压倒
- ［英］ v. 泛滥 ( to pour down upon) ; 压倒 ( crush; overpower)
- ［类］ usurp : take / overwhelm : defeat ( 篡夺是强行获取 / 压倒性胜利是强力打败)
- ［记］ over ( 在...之上) +whelm ( 淹没, 压倒)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb
- Etymology: Middle English, from ［sup］1［/sup］over + whelmen to turn over, cover up
- Date: 14th century
- 1. upset, overthrow
- 2.
- a. to cover over completely ; submerge
- b. to overcome by superior force or numbers
- c. to overpower in thought or feeling
