单词 | whelm |
释义 | whelm /hwelm, welm/, v.t. 1. to submerge; engulf. 2. to overcome utterly; overwhelm: whelmed by misfortune. v.i. 3. to roll or surge over something, as in becoming submerged. [1250-1300; ME whelme, appar. b. dial. whelve (OE gehwelfan to bend over) and HELM2 (v.) (OE helmian to cover)] |
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