音标:英 /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/,美 /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
词性:形容词(adj.),动词overwhelm的现在分词形式
核心含义:形容力量、数量、情感等达到“压倒性、势不可挡”的程度,常表示“巨大的、难以承受的”或“占绝对优势的”
描述情感或心理状态
指强烈到难以控制的情绪,如欲望、悲伤、怀旧等。
例:她心中涌起压倒性的渴望,想再要一个孩子(Overwhelming desire gripped her to grow their family)
搭配:overwhelming desire(强烈欲望)、overwhelming sadness(难以承受的悲伤)、overwhelming nostalgia(强烈怀旧感)
表示数量或优势
强调“绝大多数”或“绝对优势”,常见搭配为 the overwhelming majority(绝大多数)。
例:反对党在缅甸大选中取得压倒性胜利(The opposition achieved an overwhelming victory)
搭配:overwhelming victory(压倒性胜利)、overwhelming support(绝对支持)
描述压力或挑战
指因规模过大而令人难以应对的情况。
例:多数小企业因无法应对巨大挑战在两年内倒闭(Overwhelming challenges cause most small businesses to collapse)
搭配:overwhelming pressure(巨大压力)、overwhelming odds(极大困难)
| 短语 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| the overwhelming majority | 绝大多数 | 法案以压倒多数通过(The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority) |
| overwhelming victory | 压倒性胜利 | 新产品的受欢迎程度令营销团队惊讶(The overwhelming popularity surprised the team) |
| overwhelming desire | 强烈欲望 | 他几乎无法抑制分享秘密的冲动(He felt the almost overwhelming urge to share) |
| power overwhelming | 势不可挡的力量 | 该短语因游戏《星际争霸》的无敌秘籍广为人知 |
将项目拆分为清晰阶段,可避免产生难以承受的挑战感(Dividing the project into phases stops it from feeling overwhelmingly challenging)
对她提案的支持压倒性地强烈(The support for her proposal was overwhelming)
古罗马遗产对罗马式建筑产生了巨大影响(The legacy of Ancient Rome represented the overwhelming influence on Romanesque architecture)
洪水来势凶猛,很快淹没了城市(The flood was overwhelming and the city was soon drowned)
上大学可能是一种难以承受的经历(College can be an overwhelming experience)
副词形式:overwhelmingly(压倒性地),例:他们以压倒性多数支持新政策(They overwhelmingly supported the new policy)
易混点:避免误用为副词修饰动词。正确表达:be overwhelmingly moved(被深深感动),而非 be overwhelming moved
学术与正式语境:描述数据优势或影响力,如“绝大多数研究支持这一结论”(An overwhelming majority of studies support this conclusion)
日常表达:形容压力或震撼体验,如“山顶日落的景象令人震撼”(The sunset over the mountain was an overwhelming experience)