overwhelming
UK [ˌəʊ.və'wel.mɪŋ] US [ˌoʊ.vɚ-] adjective
ADVANCED
■difficult to fight against 难以抵挡的；无法抗拒的•She felt an overwhelming urge/desire/need to tell someone about what had happened.她感到有一种抑制不住的冲动／欲望／需要想告诉别人所发生的事情。 ADVANCED
■very great or very large 巨大的，极大的•She said how much she appreciated the overwhelming generosity of the public in responding to the appeal.她发言表达了她对公众为响应这个呼吁所表现出的极大慷慨的万分感激。 •An overwhelming majority have voted in favour of the proposal.绝大多数的人投票赞成该提议。 |