单词 | overwhelming |
释义 | overwhelming overwhelming /ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/ aep /ˌoʊ.vɚ-/ adjective C1 difficult to fight against: » She felt an overwhelming urge/desire/need to tell someone about what had happened.Thesaurus+: ↑Physically strong and powerfulC1 very great or very large: » She said how much she appreciated the overwhelming generosity of the public in responding to the appeal.» An overwhelming majority have voted in favour of the proposal.Thesaurus+: ↑Enormous , ↑Big and quite big• • • Extra Examples:» 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. |
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