| 释义 |
whelm /(h)welm/ (archaic) transitive verb- To turn (eg a hollow vessel) upside down, esp so as to cover something else (now dialect)
- To cover completely in such a way (obsolete), or with eg water, etc
- To overturn, overthrow
- To plunge deep
- To submerge
- To overpower
- To overburden
- To ruin, destroy
- To pass over in such a way as to submerge
noun- The overwhelming surge of waves (poetic)
- A watercourse constructed from hollowed, inverted tree trunks
ORIGIN: ME whelmen to turn over |