Tra từ overwhelm - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

over·whelm [overwhelm overwhelms overwhelmed overwhelming] BrE [ˌəʊvəˈwelm] NAmE [ˌoʊvərˈwelm] verb often passive
1. ~ sb to have such a strong emotional effect on sb that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react
Syn: ↑overcome
•She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.
•The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me.
2. ~ sb to defeat sb completely
Syn: ↑overpower
•The army was overwhelmed by the rebels.
3. ~ sb to be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it; to give too much of a thing to a person
•We were overwhelmed by requests for information.
4. ~ sb/sth (literary) (of water)to cover sb/sth completely
Syn: ↑flood
•The wave broke through the wall and overwhelmed the town.
Verb forms:

Thesaurus:
overwhelm verb T
•The office was overwhelmed by the volume of work.
swamp • • flood • • inundate • • bombard •
overwhelm/swamp/flood/inundate/bombard sb/sth with sth
be swamped/flooded/inundated/bombarded with complaints/requests
Overwhelm or swamp? People are typically overwhelmed by the amount, number or volume of a thing; they are swamped by the things themselves— complaints, requests, offers or enquiries.

Example Bank:
•She felt completely overwhelmed.
•The children pressed around him eagerly, overwhelming him with questions.
•We were totally overwhelmed by the response to our appeal.
•He totally overwhelmed the Spaniard, 6–2, 6–3,6–2, in the final.
•She thinks she knows all the answers and always overwhelms me with advice.
•The office was overwhelmed by the volume of work that was required.