The sudden influx of data from the new sensor network threatened to overwhelm the research team's processing capacity.
新传感器网络突然涌入的数据几乎压垮了研究团队的处理能力。
Which choice best defines “overwhelm”?
D — Flood, overpower. “overwhelm” means flood, overpower.
Which word means “flood, overpower”?
B — overwhelm. “overwhelm” means flood, overpower.
overwhelm — flood, overpower. In Chinese: 使不知所措，淹没.
overwhelm is pronounced /ˌoʊvərˈwelm/.
The sudden influx of data from the new sensor network threatened to overwhelm the research team's processing capacity. (新传感器网络突然涌入的数据几乎压垮了研究团队的处理能力。)
engulf, submerge, inundate — all close in meaning to overwhelm (flood, overpower).
underwhelm, drain — each the opposite of overwhelm (flood, overpower).
Yes. overwhelm is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
overwhelm (overwhelm)