overwhelm
英 [??v?'welm]美[,ov?'w?lm]
- vt. 淹沒(méi);壓倒;受打擊;覆蓋;壓垮
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?overwhelms;過(guò)去式:?overwhelmed;過(guò)去分詞:?overwhelmed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?overwhelming;
助記提示
1. whelm sth over sth. => overwhelm.
2. 很多構(gòu)成動(dòng)詞的over-xxx這種復(fù)合詞,基本上可以認(rèn)為或者很可能就是源于xxx over sth, xxx sth over sth這類xxx與over連用的短語(yǔ)或用法,而衍生、派生、導(dǎo)出的單一復(fù)合詞,可以把這種現(xiàn)象看著語(yǔ)言的簡(jiǎn)化用法,或者基于此引申出新含義。
3. 由于whelm本身含義為:淹沒(méi),覆蓋,壓倒;這里的over表示:above;由此表示壓倒、覆蓋在什么什么之上,直接引出對(duì)象。因此,這里的over不要把它簡(jiǎn)單地理解為加強(qiáng),一方面太籠統(tǒng)、模糊,另一方面也不準(zhǔn)確、也不怎么合適,還不利于區(qū)分whelm和overwhelm的區(qū)別。
2. 很多構(gòu)成動(dòng)詞的over-xxx這種復(fù)合詞,基本上可以認(rèn)為或者很可能就是源于xxx over sth, xxx sth over sth這類xxx與over連用的短語(yǔ)或用法,而衍生、派生、導(dǎo)出的單一復(fù)合詞,可以把這種現(xiàn)象看著語(yǔ)言的簡(jiǎn)化用法,或者基于此引申出新含義。
3. 由于whelm本身含義為:淹沒(méi),覆蓋,壓倒;這里的over表示:above;由此表示壓倒、覆蓋在什么什么之上,直接引出對(duì)象。因此,這里的over不要把它簡(jiǎn)單地理解為加強(qiáng),一方面太籠統(tǒng)、模糊,另一方面也不準(zhǔn)確、也不怎么合適,還不利于區(qū)分whelm和overwhelm的區(qū)別。
中文詞源
overwhelm 淹沒(méi),使應(yīng)接不暇
over-,在上,超過(guò),whelm,淹沒(méi)。即使淹沒(méi),引申詞義使應(yīng)接不暇。
英文詞源
- overwhelm (v.)
- early 14c., "to turn upside down, to overthrow," from over- + Middle English whelmen "to turn upside down" (see whelm). Meaning "to submerge completely" is mid-15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and overset, by a big wave. Figurative sense of "to bring to ruin" is attested from 1520s. Related: Overwhelmed; overwhelming; overwhelmingly.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. After my lecture, the students began to overwhelm me with questions.
- 講課之后, 學(xué)生們開(kāi)始問(wèn)一系列問(wèn)題,使我不知所措.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. No difficulty can overwhelm us.
- 困難壓不倒我們.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.
- 毫無(wú)疑問(wèn),盟軍一次大規(guī)模的進(jìn)攻就會(huì)擊潰已是強(qiáng)弩之末的敵軍。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Don't just win the match; overwhelm your opponents by about 20 goals to nil.
- 不只是要贏這場(chǎng)比賽, 而且要以大約20∶0的比分壓倒對(duì)方.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. The raider, cornered at length, will overwhelm one weak vessel and escape.
- 襲擊艦即便最后被它們團(tuán)團(tuán)圍住, 它也會(huì)摧毀其中一艘較弱的巡洋艦, 突圍而出.
來(lái)自辭典例句