/ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/ • ADJ If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.难以抗拒的，令人不知所措的； • The task won’t feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps. • ADJ You can use overwhelming to emphasize that an amount or quantity is much greater than other amounts or quantities. (数量上)压倒性的 • The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months. 绝大多数的小公司在最初的24个月里破产。
v. （感情上）使受不了，使不知所措；压垮，使应接不暇；打败，击垮（overwhelm 的现在分词形式）