overwhelming

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. 强悍而令人难以应对的
The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps. 如果你把这个任务分解成一个个容易完成的小步骤，就不会觉得那么难以应对。
2. overwhelminglyADV 强悍而令人难以应对地[ADV adj]
The other women all seemed overwhelmingly confident. 其他的女士们似乎都令人难以应对地自信。
3. 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[强调]
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。
4. overwhelminglyADV (数量上) 压倒性地
The people voted overwhelmingly for change. 人们以绝对多数投票赞成变革。

There has been overwhelming public support for the proposed shopping development .
The temptation to have another glass of wine proved overwhelming.
The evidence against the suspect is overwhelming.
The home team had the support of the overwhelming majority of the spectators .
The devastation showed the overwhelming power of the earthquake .