overwhelming的意思

overwhelming

美 /,ovɚ'wɛlmɪŋ/

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基本释义

  • adj 压倒性的;势不可挡的

    very large or greater, more important etc than any other

  • v 压倒;淹没(overwhelm的ing形式);制服

例句

  1. There is overwhelming evidence that smoking damages your health.

    有难以辩驳的证据表明吸烟有损健康。

  2. An overwhelming majority of the members were against the idea.

    占压倒性多数的成员反对这项主张。

  3. The proposal has been given overwhelming support.

    这一提议得到了压倒性多数的支持。

短语

  • overwhelming superiority 绝对优势

近义词

adj 压倒性的;势不可挡的 inundatory、preponderant
v 压倒;淹没(overwhelm的ing形式);制服 drowning

同根词

adv overwhelmingly 压倒性地;不可抵抗地