Англо-русский словарь - overwhelm
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Перевод с английского языка overwhelm на русский
overwhelm
v.
1) заваливать
2) заливать, затоплять
3) забрасывать (вопросами и т.п.)
4) подавлять; сокрушать, разбивать (неприятеля)
5) овладевать, переполнять (о чувстве и т.п.) (with)
6) потрясать, ошеломлять, поражать; his kindness quite overwhelmed me - его доброта меня просто поразила
7) губить, разорять Syn: see flood
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1.
1. преодолеть; подавить, разбить the emeny wereoverwhelmed by superior forces —- войска противника были смяты превосходящими силами 2. погубить, разорить 3. овладевать, переполнять (о чувстве) to be overwhelmed by grief —- быть охваченным горем to be overwhelmed with gratitude —- быть переполненным благодарностью 4. потрясать, ошеломлять, поражать his kindness quite overwhelmed me —- его доброта меня просто ошеломила they were overwhelmed at the news —- новости потрясли их 5. заливать; затоплять the village was overwhelmed when the floods came —- во время паводка деревню затопило a great wave overwhelmed the boat —- огромная волна накрыла лодку 6. заваливать; засыпать Pompeii was overwhelmed by dust and ashes —- город Помпеи был погребен под вулканической пылью и пеплом 7. засыпать, заваливать (работой) 8. забрасывать; осыпать (вопросами) he overwhelmed her with a profusion of compliment —- он осыпал ее кмплиментами ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
2.
v.tr. 1 overpower with emotion. 2 (usu. foll. by with) overpower with an excess of business etc. 3 bring to sudden ruin or destruction; crush. 4 bury or drown beneath a huge mass, submerge utterly. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from 1over + whelmen to turn over, cover up Date: 14th century 1. upset, overthrow 2. a. to cover over completely ; submerge b. to overcome by superior force or numbers c. to overpower in thought or feeling ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
(overwhelms, overwhelming, overwhelmed) 1. If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it. He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past... The need to talk to someone, anyone, overwhelmed her. = overpower VERB: be V-ed, V n • overwhelmed Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ 2. If a group of people overwhelm a place or another group, they gain complete control or victory over them. It was clear that one massive Allied offensive would overwhelm the weakened enemy. = overpower VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ v 1 »EMOTION« if someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly (He was suddenly overwhelmed by a strong feeling of his insignificance. | Grief overwhelmed me.) 2 »SUPRISE SB« to surprise someone very much, so that they do not know how to react (I was completely overwhelmed by his generosity.) 3 »DEFEAT SB« to defeat an army completely (In 1532 the Spaniards finally overwhelmed the armies of Peru.) 4 »PROBLEM« if a problem overwhelms someone or something, it has such a great effect that nothing can be done to deal with it (Decades of war and natural catastrophes had overwhelmed the city's finances.) 5 »WATER« literary if water overwhelms an area of land, it covers it completely and suddenly ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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