| 单词 | overwhelming |
| 释义 | overwhelming (oʊvəʳhwelmɪŋ ) 1. adjective If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps. She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child. Synonyms: overpowering, strong, powerful, towering overwhelmingly adverb [ADVERB adjective] ...the overwhelmingly strange medieval city of Fès. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can use overwhelming to emphasize that an amount or quantity is much greater than other amounts or quantities. [emphasis] The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months. The party won an overwhelming victory in the general election last May. The vote was overwhelming–283 in favour, and only twenty-nine against. Synonyms: vast, huge, massive, enormous overwhelmingly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected calls to bring back the death penalty for murder. Collocations: overwhelming demand It sold out in minutes and six extra dates were added due to overwhelming demand. The Sun The government's much-hyped bicycle repair scheme was branded a shambles yesterday after being suspended due to overwhelming demand. Times,Sunday Times Providers have since blamed the chronic delays on the overwhelming demand from customers attracted by these high rates. Times, Sunday Times Faced with overwhelming demand, third-rate universities deliver third-rate teaching in third-rate subjects, with little - if any - value in the real world. Times, Sunday Times Overwhelming demand for housing over the next ten years could result in thousands of acres of garden being concreted over for ever. Times, Sunday Times He always presented sport as a thing of breathtaking excitement and overwhelming importance. Times, Sunday Times The overwhelming importance given to exam passes further depletes the quality of education, in particular the development of character and all-round skills. Times, Sunday Times That could mean as a figurehead or influence of overwhelming importance. Times, Sunday Times Those in poverty place overwhelming importance on having a safe place to save money, much more so than receiving loans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No one had predicted the overwhelming need for the charity. Times, Sunday Times Bearing the burden of somebody else's overwhelming need can set up a pattern of irritation or even contempt. Times, Sunday Times Media inundates us with image after image of overwhelming need. Christianity Today The overwhelming need to be courteous can have its drawbacks. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps an overwhelming need for love and attention? Times, Sunday Times The name was initially considered an insult, but later adopted as the team's nickname due to the overwhelming popularity of the club. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The overwhelming popularity of his instruments was due to inexpensive construction and price. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They became standard parlour recital items even during the composer's lifetime, and their overwhelming popularity has itself caused many critics to underrate their musical value. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its overwhelming popularity with the public and film companies soon warranted the construction of additional screens and expansion to the complex. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The return was described as a good move considering her overwhelming popularity in the nineties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No storyteller could make this up, and few dramas could get anywhere near its overwhelming power. Times, Sunday Times He saw size; he saw the potential for immediate visual impact; and he saw the overwhelming power to enthral and deceive and manipulate audiences. Times, Sunday Times Its overwhelming power has been with him all of his 35 years. The Sun It's the overwhelming power of one hybrid branch of theatre: the musical. Times, Sunday Times The noise was deafening, a long, exultant roar with all the force and overwhelming power of a jet engine before take-off. Times, Sunday Times You'll feel an overwhelming presence next to you. The Sun Closely associated with print, the 'counterfeited' faces, bodies, places and incidents of early modernity suggested less fraud than the overwhelming presence and particularity of what was portrayed. The Times Literary Supplement The discovery of the abundance of viruses and their overwhelming presence in many ecosystems has led modern virologists to reconsider their role in the biosphere. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of my joints and all of my muscles are protesting the overwhelming pressure of gravity. Smithsonian Mag But he made it clear that the government will not be able to do more about climate change without overwhelming pressure from citizens. Times, Sunday Times All the poster did, its critics claimed, was add to the already overwhelming pressure on young men to look like ... well, you can see the photos. Times, Sunday Times Some past teachers also said that they felt overwhelming pressure to give good grades while teaching at the school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sufferers may have experienced a few symptoms before, which will build up and up, until one day an overwhelming reaction happens. The Sun The overwhelming reaction to it changed his mind. Times, Sunday Times Yet the overwhelming reaction from analysts and investors was disappointment. Times, Sunday Times We braced ourselves for a barrage of negative feedback, but the overwhelming response to the blog has been positive and heart-warming. Times, Sunday Times Then in 38:24-31 we get a glimpse of the people's overwhelming response: a detailed tally of all the materials contributed. Christianity Today There was the odd boo and an isolated placard but the overwhelming response from home fans was warmth and respect. The Sun But when he places an advertisement in the local paper, he receives an overwhelming response. Times, Sunday Times We've had a fantastic, overwhelming response to find the nation's favourite cafe. The Sun Mesmerising images and such a sense of overwhelming sadness. Times, Sunday Times It wasn't until a few weeks later that an overwhelming sadness came over me. Globe and Mail As she drove away, he became fixated on the headlights of her car as he coped with feelings of overwhelming sadness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the wake, his grief changed repeatedly from overwhelming sadness to incredible energy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One night she takes out the rock and the blue light appears, but now it only produces in her an overwhelming sadness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unlike what you might expect from the terribly misleading term 'depression', my overwhelming sensation was of absolute and constant panic. Times, Sunday Times Anyone flying low over the southeast has an overwhelming sensation of the vulnerability of its green acres. Times, Sunday Times Which confirmed the overwhelming sensation that this was indeed a momentous day, seismic even. The Sun However, the almost inevitable sense of something special when he took the ball for his try should be the overwhelming sensation to be taken from this match. Times, Sunday Times I just had this overwhelming sensation and realisation that everything had to stop. The Sun The stories radiate an overwhelming sense of frustration and weariness. The Times Literary Supplement It's what happens when there's an overwhelming sense of belonging. Christianity Today I didn't feel anger, just an overwhelming sense of weariness. The Sun Yet after 25 years of priesthood, despite the challenges and frustrations, my overwhelming sense remains one of privilege. Times, Sunday Times A sheepish look back, a gentle wave to the crowd and, in return from them, an overwhelming sense of loss. Times, Sunday Times During 2011 we introduced two new five-star properties which were an overwhelming success. The Sun It was too awkward to be an overwhelming success, but far from a failure. Times, Sunday Times The project has been an overwhelming success. Times, Sunday Times Now it looks like the battle has been an overwhelming success. The Sun The combination proved to be an overwhelming success, going on to reach 40 countries. Times, Sunday Times There remains overwhelming support for the concept of monarchy, with three quarters of people preferring our system to an elected head of state. Times, Sunday Times But there seems to be such an overwhelming support from the public for the military. Times, Sunday Times The council voted 7-2 in favour of the change, and there was overwhelming support from those in the public gallery. Times, Sunday Times He added that he received overwhelming support from the public in the days after the game. Times, Sunday Times Instead, they gave their overwhelming support to an accelerated programme of deficit reduction. Times, Sunday Times Every time parties get in a spin they feel an overwhelming urge to flee the centre. Times, Sunday Times You feel an overwhelming urge to pick it up and hurl it at the wall. The Sun I'm standing at the top of the stairs, resisting an overwhelming urge to throw myself down them. Times, Sunday Times And then, suddenly, an overwhelming urge to run. Times, Sunday Times Just occasionally there was too much controlled tension, and a softness lacking in an overwhelming urge to hammer out the vastness of it all. Times, Sunday Times He was never in danger of anything other than an overwhelming victory. Times, Sunday Times Those in favour believe that she could be mortally wounded by a less than overwhelming victory on her part. Times, Sunday Times Labour achieved an overwhelming victory, taking 53 out of 80 seats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the short term, the battle was an overwhelming victory for management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the consul won an overwhelming victory, he was hailed as imperator by his troops, and could request to be granted a triumph. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 强悍而令人难以应对的 Japanese: 圧倒的な |
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