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overwhelmvt.
1.bear down. overpower,crush,destroy压倒，压碎，消灭。
△2H.IV.1.2.11:“I do here walk before thee likea sow that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one.”我在这儿走在你前面，就像一头老母猪把她的一窠小猪都压死了，只剩下你一个。
△Ado.5.1.8:“Bring me a father thatso loved his child,/ Whose joy of her is overwhelmedlike mine.”给我找一个做父亲的人.对他的孩子也如此溺爱，对女儿的喜爱也像我一样被粉碎了。
2. overspread,cover over. conceal覆盖，遮蔽，隐藏。
△Ham.1.2.256: “Foul deeds will rise / Though allthe earth o'erwhelm them,to men's eyes.”罪恶的行为总会败露，即使整个大地要掩盖它们，也不能掩尽天下耳目。
3. overhang,hang over 悬在…之上。
△H.V.3.1.11:“let the brow o'erwhelm it / As fearfully as doth agalled rock / O'erhang and jutty his confoundedbase，”让眉毛在眼上紧皱，那吓人的样子就像是一块嶙峋的悬岩正俯瞰着它下面被侵蚀的山脚。 overwhelm[ˈəuvəˈwelm]v.压倒，淹没
‖ overwhelming[ˌəuvəˈwelmiŋ]adj.压倒性的，无法抵抗的
overwhelming majority压倒（性）的多数
overwhelming majority压倒性多数
overwhelming overwhelming majority 压倒多数
overwhelming winner取得压倒性胜利的运动员
overwhelmingly adv.压倒性地，不可抵抗地 |