English-Thai Dictionary

overwhelm

VT ทำ ให้ความรู้ สึก ท่วมท้น  มีผล ให้ เกิด ความรู้สึก บาง อย่างมากมาย  engulf tam-hai-kwam-ru-suek-tuam-ton

 

overwhelm

VT ทำให้ พ่ายแพ้  ชนะ  overcome defeat lose tam-hia-pai-pare

 

overwhelming

ADJ ที่ มากมาย  ti-mak-mai

 

overwhelming

ADJ ที่ มีอำนาจ มาก  ที่ ยาก ที่จะ ต่อต้าน (ใน เชิง อารมณ์  irresistible overpowering ti-me-am-nad-mak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERWHELM

v.t. 1. To overspread or crush beneath something violent and weighty, that covers or encompasses the whole; as, to overwhelm with waves.
2. To immerse and bear down; in a figurative sense; as, to be overwhelmed with cares, afflictions or business.
3. To overlook gloomily.
4. To put over. [Not used. ]

 

OVERWHELM

n.The act of overwhelming.

 

OVERWHELMING

ppr. Crushing with weight or numbers.

 

OVERWHELMINGLY

adv. In a manner to overwhelm.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERWHELM

O `ver *whelm ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overwhelmed; p. pr. & vb. n.Overwhelming. ]

 

1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc. , overpoweringly. The sea overwhelmed their enemies. Ps. lxxviii. 53.Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. Ps. lv. 5. Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. Shak. Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen, All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. Milton.

 

2. To project or impend over threateningly. His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. Shak.

 

3. To cause to surround, to cover. Papin.

 

OVERWHELM

OVERWHELM O "ver *whelm `

 

Defn:, n. The act of overwhelming. [R.]

 

OVERWHELMING

OVERWHELMING O `ver *whelm "ing, a.

 

Defn: Overpowering; irresistible. -- O `ver *whelm "ing *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

overwhelm

o ver whelm |ˌōvərˈ (h )welm ˈˌoʊvərˈ (h )wɛlm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] bury or drown beneath a huge mass: the water flowed through to overwhelm the whole dam and the village beneath. • defeat completely: his teams overwhelmed their opponents. • give too much of a thing to (someone ); inundate: they were overwhelmed by farewell messages. • (usu. be overwhelmed ) have a strong emotional effect on: I was overwhelmed with guilt. • be too strong for; overpower: the wine doesn't overwhelm the flavor of the trout.

 

overwhelming

o ver whelm ing |ˌōvərˈ (h )welmiNG ˈˌoʊvərˈ (h )wɛlmɪŋ | ▶adjective very great in amount: he was elected president by an overwhelming majority. • (esp. of an emotion ) very strong: an overwhelming feeling of gratitude. DERIVATIVES o ver whelm ing ly adverb, o ver whelm ing ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

overwhelm

over |whelm |əʊvəˈwɛlm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water: floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses. • give too much of something to; inundate: they were overwhelmed by farewell messages. 2 have a strong emotional effect on: I was overwhelmed with guilt. 3 defeat completely: [ with obj. and complement ] : the Irish side was overwhelmed 15 –3 by Scotland. • be too strong for; overpower: the Stilton doesn't overwhelm the flavour of the trout.

 

overwhelming

over |whelm |ing |əʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ | ▶adjective very great in amount: his party won overwhelming support. • (especially of an emotion ) very strong: she felt an overwhelming desire to giggle. DERIVATIVES overwhelmingly adverb [ as submodifier ] : friends have been overwhelmingly generous, overwhelmingness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

overwhelm

overwhelm verb 1 advancing sand dunes could overwhelm the village: swamp, submerge, engulf, bury, deluge, flood, inundate. 2 Canada overwhelmed the U.S. in the hockey final: defeat (utterly /heavily ), trounce, rout, beat (hollow ), conquer, vanquish, be victorious over, triumph over, worst, overcome, overthrow, crush; informal thrash, steamroller, lick, best, massacre, clobber, wipe the floor with. 3 she was overwhelmed by a sense of tragedy: overcome, move, stir, affect, touch, strike, dumbfound, shake, devastate, floor, leave speechless; informal bowl over, snow under.

 

overwhelming

overwhelming adjective 1 an overwhelming number of players were unavailable: very large, enormous, immense, inordinate, massive, huge. 2 the overwhelming desire to laugh: very strong, forceful, uncontrollable, irrepressible, irresistible, overpowering, compelling.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

overwhelm

overwhelm verb 1 advancing sand dunes could overwhelm built-up areas | they were overwhelmed with work: swamp, submerge, engulf, bury, deluge, flood, inundate; clog, saturate, glut, overload, beset, overburden, snow under. 2 Spain overwhelmed Russia in the hockey: defeat (utterly /heavily /easily ), trounce, rout, beat, beat hollow, conquer, vanquish, be victorious over, gain a victory over, prevail over, get the better of, triumph over; best, worst, gain mastery over, master, overpower, overcome, overthrow, subdue, suppress, subjugate, repress, quell, quash, crush, finish, bring someone to their knees, break; informal thrash, lick, clobber, whip, wipe the floor with, drub, tank, blow out of the water. 3 she was overwhelmed by a sense of tragedy: overcome, move, stir, affect, touch, impress, sweep someone off their feet, strike, stun, make emotional, dumbfound, shake, disturb, devastate, take aback, daze, spellbind, dazzle, floor, leave speechless, take someone's breath away, stagger; informal bowl over, blow away, knock /hit for six, knock sideways, blow someone's mind, get to.

 

overwhelming

overwhelming adjective 1 an overwhelming number of players declared themselves unavailable for the competition: very large, profuse, enormous, immense, inordinate, massive, huge, formidable, stupendous, prodigious, fantastic, staggering, shattering, devastating, sweeping; informal mind-boggling, mind-blowing. ANTONYMS small. 2 we have overwhelming public support: very strong, forceful, profound, uncontrollable, irrepressible, irresistible, unbearable, overpowering, oppressive, unutterable, compelling, irrefutable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

overwhelm

o ver whelm /òʊvə r (h )wélm /〖over (度を越えて )whelm (圧倒する )〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈強烈な感情 出来事が 〉〈人 〉を呆然 （ぼうぜん ）とさせる ▸ I was overwhelmed by guilt .私は罪の意識で胸がいっぱいだった ▸ Meg was overwhelmed with joy .メグはうれしくてたまらなかった 2 〈人 〉を圧倒する , 大いに驚かす, 困惑させる «with » ▸ Don't overwhelm John with sympathy .同情しすぎてジョンを困惑させないように .3 (力で )〈相手 〉を打ち負かす, (徹底的に )やっつける ; 〈地域 〉を支配する ▸ Our army is being overwhelmed by the enemy .我が軍は敵に圧倒されている .4 〈問題などが 〉〈人 物 〉を崩壊させる, …に壊滅的な打撃を与える .5 ｟文 ｠〈水などが 〉 (突然 )〈地域 〉を覆い尽くす ;｟ 廃 ｠〈船など 〉を転覆させる .

 

overwhelming

o ver whelm ing /òʊvə r (h )wélmɪŋ /→overwhelm 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈感情 影響などが 〉 どうしようもなく強い , 計り知れないほどの ▸ Her drive to succeed is overwhelming .成功したいという彼女の意欲はたいへんなものだ ▸ an overwhelming demand とてつもない要求 .2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(他と比べて )圧倒的な , 膨大な, 大多数の 〈数 量など 〉▸ an overwhelming majority of citizens 市民の圧倒的多数 ▸ overwhelming evidence [odds ] against him 彼にとって圧倒的に不利な証拠 [相当の劣勢 ].

 

overwhelmingly

ò ver wh é lm ing ly 副詞 圧倒的に, 圧倒的多数で, 断然 〈賛成するなど 〉.