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whelm是什麽意思

whelm

英 [welm] 美
  • vi. 淹沒;覆蓋;壓倒
  • vt. 淹沒;用…覆蓋

英文詞源


whelm (v.)
early 14c., probably from a parallel form of Old English -hwielfan (West Saxon), -hwelfan (Mercian), in ahwelfan "cover over;" probably altered by association with Old English helmian "to cover," from Proto-Germanic *hwalbjan, from PIE *kwelp- "to arch" (see gulf (n.)).

雙語例句


1. Counterfeit parts , in fact, could one day over whelm genuine parts.
果真如此, 總有一天,假李向陽會繳了真李向陽的槍.

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2. We whelm with tears at this time.
我們在這個時刻不由得感動淚流.

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