overwhelm /.әuvә'hwelm/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
- (v.) charge someone with too many tasks
Chinese translation
- vt. 淹没, 受打击, 制服, 压倒, 使不知所措
- [法] 打翻, 倾覆, 覆盖
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /.әuvә'hwelm/
- Syllables
- 3
- Exam levels
- CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.15 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
overwhelmed, overwhelms, overwhelming
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overwhelming · overweight · overwhelmingly · overwrought
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