adjective [原级] 难以抗拒的，令人不知所措的；巨大的，压倒性的
The task won't feel so overwhelming if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps. 如果你把这个任务分解成一个个容易完成的小步骤，就不会觉得那么难以应对。
verb [vt. 及物动词] （感情上）使受不了，使不知所措；压垮，使应接不暇；打败，击垮（overwhelm 的现在分词形式）
They had overwhelming public support to prosecute the war. 绝大多数民众支持他们继续进行这场战争。
over(胜过) + whelm(淹没， 覆盖) + ing → 压倒性的
(an overwhelming victory 压倒性的胜利 the overwhelming majority 压倒性多数)
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- The other women all seemed overwhelmingly confident. 其他的女士们似乎都令人难以应对地自信。
- The sense of déjà vu was overwhelming. 似曾经历过的感觉非常强烈。
- The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months. 绝大多数的小公司在最初的24个月里破产。
- He felt an overwhelming sense of loss. 他感到非常失落。
- The people voted overwhelmingly for change. 人们以绝对多数投票赞成变革。