The team was overwhelmed by the competition.
球队被对手压倒。
Choose the word that is the closest synonym to “overwhelm”: The unexpected amount of homework seemed to overwhelm the students, making it difficult for them to focus on anything else.
D — overpower. “overwhelm” means v. flood, overpower
So many orders at once began to ______ the small family bakery.
D — overwhelm. “overwhelm” means v. flood, overpower
overwhelm — v. flood, overpower. In Chinese: 使不知所措，淹没.
overwhelm is pronounced /ˌoʊvərˈwelm/. It breaks into 3 syllables: o · ver · whelm.
The team was overwhelmed by the competition. (球队被对手压倒。)
overpower, inundate — all close in meaning to overwhelm (v. flood, overpower).
Yes. overwhelm appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers 672 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
overwhelm (overwhelm)