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overwhelm verb
⇨ overwhelm overwhelm verb overwhelm ♦︎ swamp ♦︎ bombard ♦︎ flood ♦︎ inundateThese words all refer to things or problems that are so many or so great that sb cannot deal with them. 这些词均表示使不堪承受、使应接不暇、使疲于应付。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to overwhelm / swamp / bombard / flood / inundate sb / sth with sth◆to be swamped / bombarded / flooded / inundated with complaints / requests◆to be swamped / inundated with offers / enquiries◆to be bombarded / flooded / inundated with calls / letters◆to suddenly overwhelm / swamp sb■ overwhelm / /ˌəʊvəˈwelm; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈwelm/ [transitive] to be so bad or so great that sb cannot deal with it; to give sb more of sth than they want or can deal with 压垮；使应接不暇◆The office was overwhelmed by the volume of work that was required.该办事处需要处理的事务之多令工作人员不胜负荷。◆She thinks she knows all the answers and always overwhelms me with advice.她认为自己无所不知，总是给我各种各样的忠告，令我难以招架。 see also overwhelming ⇨ uncontrollable ■ swamp /swɒmp; NAmE swɑːmp/ [transitive, often passive] to be so great that sb cannot deal with it; to give sb more things than they can deal with 使不堪承受；使疲于应付；使应接不暇◆This is a big task and I am finding myself swamped.这是个艰巨的任务，我觉得自己无法招架。◆Radio stations have been swamped with requests to play the song.不断有人点播那首歌，令电台应接不暇。NOTE 辨析 Overwhelm or swamp?People are typically overwhelmed by the amount, number or volume of a thing; people are swamped by the things themselves－ complaints, requests, offers or enquiries. * overwhelm一般指事物数量巨大，使人不堪应付，通常与amount、number或volume搭配；swamp指事情本身，如complaints、requests、offers或enquiries，使人不堪承受、疲于应付。■ bombard /bɒmˈbɑːd; NAmE bɑːmˈbɑːrd/ [transitive] to attack sb with a lot of questions or criticism, or by giving them too much information （向某人）大量提问，大肆抨击，提供过多信息◆The interviewer bombarded her with intimate questions.采访者连珠炮似地向她提出了许多涉及个人隐私的问题。◆We are bombarded daily with propaganda about what we should eat.我们每天都收到海量宣传，告诉我们应该吃什么。■ flood [transitive, usually passive] to send sth somewhere in large numbers 大量送至；挤满；拥满◆The office was flooded with applications for the job.办公室堆满了应征那份工作的求职信。 see also flood ⇨ flood noun 2 ■ inundate /ˈɪnʌndeɪt/ / [transitive, often passive] to give or send sb so many things that they cannot deal with them all 使不胜负荷；使应接不暇◆We have been inundated with offers of help.来自各方的援助多得使我们应接不暇。 |