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overwhelmingly

[英] [ˌovəˈh welmɪ ŋlɪ] [美] [ˌovɚˈh w ɛlmɪ ŋlɪ] 生词本

adv.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 极强烈的;势不可挡的;令人不知所措的 If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. 
  • The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps...

    如果将这个任务细分为简单易行的若干步骤来做,便不会感到如此无所适从。

  • She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child.

    她一心想再要一个孩子。

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  • Women of his own middle class found him overwhelmingly attractive.

    同属中产阶级的女性觉得他的魅力令人难以抗拒。

  • ...the overwhelmingly strange medieval city of Fès.

    极为奇特的中世纪城市非斯

2. ADJ-GRADED (数量)巨大的,压倒性的 You can use overwhelming to emphasize that an amount or quantity is much greater than other amounts or quantities. 
  • The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months...

    绝大多数小企业在头两年内就破产了。

  • The party won an overwhelming victory in Burma's general elections last May...

    去年5月,该党在缅甸大选中获得了压倒性的胜利。

  • The vote was overwhelming — 283 in favour, and only twenty-nine against.

    投票的结果是压倒性的——283票支持,只有29票反对。

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  • The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected calls to bring back the death penalty for murder...

    下议院以压倒性的多数驳回了对谋杀罪恢复死刑判决的呼吁。

  • Although things are changing the medical establishment is still overwhelmingly male.

    虽然世易时移,但医学界依然是男性的天下。

Adverb

1. incapable of being resisted;

  • "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man"
1. They voted overwhelmingly against the proposal.
他们以压倒多数票否决了该提案。

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