overwhelming

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌəʊvəˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/    美 /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A situation of being overwhelmed.
    — They have centuries of premodern experience in coping with being overwhelmed in multiple ways—not only by God, but also by other overwhelmings that have always been part of the human condition, such as disease, famine, war […]
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of overwhelm form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
    — The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades.
  2. Very great or intense.
  3. Extreme.

词形变化

more overwhelming comparative most overwhelming superlative overwhelmings plural

词汇关系

近义词
ravishing sweeping
反义词
underwhelming
衍生词
overwhelmingly overwhelmingness superoverwhelming

词源

词源 1
By surface analysis, overwhelm + -ing.
词源 2
By surface analysis, overwhelm + -ing.
词源 3
By surface analysis, overwhelm + -ing.
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