
英:/',əʊvə'welmd/ 美:/',ovɚ'wɛlmd/
被淹沒的
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adj. 被壓倒的,被淹沒的;受寵若驚的,不知所措的
v. (情感)難以禁受;壓倒,使受打擊;使應接不暇;淹沒,漫過(overwhelm 的過去式和過去分詞)
I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received.
收到這些表示支持的鮮花和來信讓我激動得不知所措
I was really overwhelmed by their gratitude. It was so nice of them to buy me this gift.
他們的感激之情讓我太感動了。他們太好了,還給我買了禮物。
The ants overwhelmed the beetle and slowly ate it.
螞蟻群包圍了甲殼蟲,然後慢慢把它吃了。
This new job is just too much for me. I can't handle it. It's overwhelmed me.
這個新工作對我來說太難了。我勝任不了,感到無所適從。
When I first arrived in the big city, I was overwhelmed by the amount of people and noise.
當我第一次來到大城市時,洶湧的人流和巨大的噪音讓我不知所措。
Whenever I return home, I become overwhelmed with nostalgia.
每當我回到家,懷舊之情就難以抑制。
We've all been really overwhelmed at work lately.
最近工作特别多,應接不暇。
The basketball team overwhelmed their opponents with their strong offense.
這支籃球隊進攻很強,完全壓制住了對手。
It's news postings too. I feel emotionally overwhelmed with all the negative posts, but I can't stop doom scrolling.
新聞消息也是這樣。那些************讓我覺得情緒崩潰,但我就是控制不了自己一直刷下去。
Consequently even this vast chorus was occasionally overwhelmed by the brass.
結果連這個大合唱偶爾也被銅管樂所壓倒。
She felt her face going red. I'm sorry Rob, it's just that I'm, um, overwhelmed.
她感到她的臉變紅了。“對不起,羅伯,隻是我,嗯,有些不知所措。”
The army was overwhelmed by the rebels.
軍隊被叛亂者完全擊敗了。
A deep sense of despair overwhelmed him.
深深的絕望使他痛苦不堪。
She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
她感到愧疚難當。
overwhelmed 是一個形容詞,描述一種被強烈的情緒、巨大的數量或巨大的困難完全淹沒、壓垮或不堪重負的狀态。其核心含義在于個體感到自己無法有效應對當前面臨的情況或感受。具體可以細分為以下幾個方面:
情感上的淹沒: 這是最常見的含義。指被極其強烈的情感(通常是消極的,但也可能是積極的)所淹沒,以至于難以思考或正常行動。
overwhelmed by grief
),面對公衆演講感到極度緊張 (overwhelmed by nerves
),或者被巨大的幸福感包圍 (overwhelmed by joy
)。數量或任務上的過載: 指被過多的事物(如工作、信息、責任、問題等)所淹沒,感到無法處理或控制。
overwhelmed with work
),被海量的信息淹沒 (overwhelmed by information
),或者同時承擔太多責任而感到筋疲力盡 (overwhelmed by responsibilities
)。被徹底擊敗或征服: 在更正式或文學化的語境中,可以指被徹底擊敗或征服(尤指在軍事或競争背景下),或者被某種強大的力量(如自然力量)所吞沒。
the army was overwhelmed by the enemy
),小鎮被洪水淹沒 (the town was overwhelmed by the flood
)。(積極的)受寵若驚/驚喜萬分: 在特定語境下,尤其是當收到超乎預期的善意、慷慨、幫助或榮譽時,overwhelmed
可以表達一種積極的、受寵若驚的驚喜感。
overwhelmed by kindness
),獲獎時感到驚喜萬分 (overwhelmed by the honor
)。總結來說,overwhelmed 的核心在于個體感受到的無力應對感,無論是源于洶湧的情感、過量的負擔、徹底的失敗,還是巨大的驚喜。 它強調的是一種超出了個人常規承受或處理能力的極端狀态。
“overwhelmed” 是動詞overwhelm 的過去分詞形式,通常作形容詞使用,表示“被壓倒、不堪重負” 或“被強烈情感淹沒”。具體含義需結合語境:
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