overwhelm
英 [əʊvə'welm]
美 [,ovɚ'wɛlm]
助記提示
1. whelm sth over sth. => overwhelm.
2. 很多構成動詞的over-xxx這種複合詞，基本上可以認為或者很可能就是源於xxx over sth, xxx sth over sth這類xxx與over連用的短語或用法，而衍生、派生、導出的單一複合詞，可以把這種現象看著語言的簡化用法，或者基於此引申出新含義。
3. 由於whelm本身含義為：淹沒，覆蓋，壓倒；這裏的over表示：above；由此表示壓倒、覆蓋在什麽什麽之上，直接引出對象。因此，這裏的over不要把它簡單地理解為加強，一方麵太籠統、模糊，另一方麵也不準確、也不怎麽合適，還不利於區分whelm和overwhelm的區別。
中文詞源
overwhelm 淹沒，使應接不暇over-,在上，超過，whelm,淹沒。即使淹沒，引申詞義使應接不暇。
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.
雙語例句
- 1. After my lecture, the students began to overwhelm me with questions.
- 講課之後, 學生們開始問一係列問題,使我不知所措.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. No difficulty can overwhelm us.
- 困難壓不倒我們.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy.
- 毫無疑問，盟軍一次大規模的進攻就會擊潰已是強弩之末的敵軍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Don't just win the match; overwhelm your opponents by about 20 goals to nil.
- 不隻是要贏這場比賽, 而且要以大約20∶0的比分壓倒對方.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The raider, cornered at length, will overwhelm one weak vessel and escape.
- 襲擊艦即便最後被它們團團圍住, 它也會摧毀其中一艘較弱的巡洋艦, 突圍而出.
來自辭典例句