overwhelming

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. 強(qiáng)悍而令人難以應(yīng)對的
The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps. 如果你把這個任務(wù)分解成一個個容易完成的小步驟，就不會覺得那麼難以應(yīng)對。
2. overwhelminglyADV 強(qiáng)悍而令人難以應(yīng)對地[ADV adj]
The other women all seemed overwhelmingly confident. 其他的女士們似乎都令人難以應(yīng)對地自信。
3. ADJ You can use overwhelming to emphasize that an amount or quantity is much greater than other amounts or quantities. (數(shù)量上) 壓倒性的[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months. 絕大多數(shù)的小公司在最初的24個月裡破産。
4. overwhelminglyADV (數(shù)量上) 壓倒性地
The people voted overwhelmingly for change. 人們以絕對多數(shù)投票贊成變革。

There has been overwhelming public support for the proposed shopping development .
The temptation to have another glass of wine proved overwhelming.
The evidence against the suspect is overwhelming.
The home team had the support of the overwhelming majority of the spectators .
The devastation showed the overwhelming power of the earthquake .