1. 極強烈的；勢不可擋的；令人不知所措的 If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.
overwhelming
e.g. The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps... 如果將這個(gè)任務(wù)細分為簡(jiǎn)單易行的若干步驟來(lái)做，便不會(huì )感到如此無(wú)所適從。 e.g. She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child. 她一心想再要一個(gè)孩子。
overwhelmingly Women of his own middle class found him overwhelmingly attractive. 同屬中產(chǎn)階級的女性覺(jué)得他的魅力令人難以抗拒。 ...the overwhelmingly strange medieval city of Fès. 極為奇特的中世紀城市非斯
2. （數量）巨大的，壓倒性的 You can use overwhelming to emphasize that an amount or quantity is much greater than other amounts or quantities.
e.g. The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months... 絕大多數小企業(yè)在頭兩年內就破產(chǎn)了。 e.g. The party won an overwhelming victory in Burma's general elections last May... 去年5月，該黨在緬甸大選中獲得了壓倒性的勝利。
overwhelmingly The House of Commons has overwhelmingly rejected calls to bring back the death penalty for murder... 下議院以壓倒性的多數駁回了對謀殺罪恢復死刑判決的呼吁。 Although things are changing the medical establishment is still overwhelmingly male. 雖然世易時(shí)移，但醫學(xué)界依然是男性的天下。
overwhelming英英釋義
overwhelming什么意思
adj
1. very intense
e.g. politics is his consuming passion overwhelming joy
Synonym: consuming
2. so strong as to be irresistible
e.g. an overpowering need for solitude the temptation to despair may become overwhelming an overwhelming majority