Overwhelm - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

Примеры использования:

The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

Примеры использования:

As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

noun

Emotion or desire as influencing behaviour.

Примеры использования:

By triggering affect and emotion, intolerant behaviors are set in motion.

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

Примеры использования:

If we were caught we were beaten

noun

A main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

Примеры использования:

The glissando begins on the second beat

adjective

Short for beatnik.

verb

(of a problem or difficulty) trouble (someone or something) persistently.

Примеры использования:

The social problems that beset the uk

verb

Hurt or troubled by something bad

Примеры использования:

Many problems have beset the team in recent months.

adjective

Having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes problems

Примеры использования:

With the amount of traffic nowadays, even a trip across town is beset by/with dangers.

adjective

Of the most excellent or desirable type or quality.

Примеры использования:

The best midfielder in the country

adverb

To the highest degree; most (used with verbs suggesting a desirable action or state or a successful outcome).

Примеры использования:

They named the pictures they liked best

noun

That which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable.

Примеры использования:

Buy the best you can afford

verb

Put or hide underground.

Примеры использования:

He buried the box in the back garden

verb

Place in a grave or tomb

verb

To put a dead body into the ground

Примеры использования:

My father is buried in kentucky., squirrels bury nuts and dig them up later to eat them., she burie…

noun

A shoe with a thick wooden sole.

Примеры использования:

Traditional footwear is sandals or wooden clogs with a thong that passes between the big toe and th…

verb

Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.

Примеры использования:

The gutters were clogged up with leaves

verb

To become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is slowed or stopped, or to cause this to happen

Примеры использования:

[ t ] during rush hour, downtown streets are clogged with commuters., [ m ] too much cholesterol cl…

verb

Overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.

Примеры использования:

He conquered cyprus

verb

To defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land

Примеры использования:

I felt like i had conquered the world., students have to conquer their initial shyness., the conque…

verb

To take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force, or to defeat someone in a game or competition

Примеры использования:

The spanish conquered the new world in the 16th century., the english were conquered by the normans…

verb

(especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly.

Примеры использования:

She was dazed by his revelations

noun

A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment.

Примеры использования:

He was walking around in a daze

noun

Unable to think clearly

Примеры использования:

She was wandering around in a daze this morning.

verb

(of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily.

Примеры использования:

She was dazzled by the headlights

noun

Brightness that blinds someone temporarily.

Примеры использования:

I screwed my eyes up against the dazzle

verb

To cause someone to feel strong admiration of something or someone

Примеры использования:

He was dazzled by rome’s architectural treasures.

noun

A severe flood.

Примеры использования:

This may be the worst deluge in living memory

verb

Overwhelm with a flood.

Примеры использования:

Caravans were deluged by the heavy rains

noun

A very large volume of something, more than can be managed

Примеры использования:

The newspaper received a deluge of complaints about the article., the senator’s office was deluged …

verb

Destroy or ruin.

Примеры использования:

The city was devastated by a huge earthquake

verb

To cause great damage or suffering to something or someone, or to violently destroy a place

Примеры использования:

Waves of corporate downsizing have devastated employee morale., i was so devastated i was crying co…

verb

To destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage

verb

Interfere with the normal arrangement or functioning of.

Примеры использования:

Take the rollers out carefully so as not to disturb the curls too much

verb

To cause someone to stop what the person is doing, or to interrupt an activity

Примеры использования:

Please don’t disturb jimmy – he’s trying to do his homework., this year’s election campaign has dis…

verb

To interrupt what someone is doing

Примеры использования:

Please don't disturb your sister - she's trying to do her homework., i'm sorry to disturb you so la…

verb

(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.

Примеры использования:

The cafe was engulfed in flames

verb

To surround and cover completely

Примеры использования:

Floodwaters engulfed midwestern farmlands.

verb

To surround and cover something or someone completely

Примеры использования:

The flames rapidly engulfed the house., be engulfed by/in northern areas of the country were engulf…

noun

An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Примеры использования:

The villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides

verb

Short for floodlight.

verb

To fill or become covered with water or to cause this to happen to something

Примеры использования:

[ t ] a burst pipe flooded the bathroom., [ i ] the basements of many downtown buildings would floo…

noun

The lower surface of a room, on which one may walk.

Примеры использования:

A wooden floor

verb

Provide (a room or area) with a floor.

Примеры использования:

A room floored in yellow wood

noun

The flat surface that you walk on when you are inside a building

Примеры использования:

A tile floor, hardwood floors, the children sat on the floor., they rented office space on the seco…

idiom

Win a victory over

phrase

Gain an advantage over or defeat (someone) by superior strength or ability.

Примеры использования:

No one has ever got the better of her yet

idiom

To defeat someone

Примеры использования:

She played well, but her opponent got the better of her.

noun

An excessively abundant supply of something.

Примеры использования:

There is a glut of cars on the market

verb

Supply or fill to excess.

Примеры использования:

The roads are glutted with cars

noun

A supply or amount that is much greater than necessary

Примеры использования:

A glut of new housing, a glut of information

verb

Make (someone) feel admiration and respect.

Примеры использования:

They immediately impressed the judges

noun

An act of making an impression or mark.

Примеры использования:

Bluish marks made by the impress of his fingers

verb

Force (someone) to serve in an army or navy.

Примеры использования:

A number of poles, impressed into the german army

verb

Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.

Примеры использования:

We've been inundated with complaints from listeners

verb

To bring to a place or person too much of something, so that it cannot be dealt with

Примеры использования:

After appearing on tv they were inundated with telephone calls for a week., we were inundated with …

verb

To give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it all

Примеры использования:

We have been inundated with requests for help.

noun

A man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.

Примеры использования:

He acceded to his master's wishes

verb

Used as a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called ‘mr’.

Примеры использования:

Master james wishart

noun

A ship or boat with a specified number of masts.

Примеры использования:

A three-master

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Примеры использования:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Примеры использования:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

verb

Load (someone) with too many things to carry.

Примеры использования:

They were overburdened with luggage

noun

Rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature.

Примеры использования:

The kaolin is mined by removing the overburden and digging a pit

verb

Succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty).

Примеры использования:

He overcame his pain for a time

verb

Load with too great a burden or cargo.

Примеры использования:

Both boats were overloaded and low in the water

noun

An excessive amount of something.

Примеры использования:

An overload of stress

verb

To put too great a load in or on something

Примеры использования:

Don’t overload the washer or it won’t work properly., fig. i can’t go out tonight – i’m overloaded …

verb

Defeat or overcome with superior strength.

Примеры использования:

He overpowered the two men and frogmarched them to the police station

verb

To defeat someone by having greater strength or power

Примеры использования:

The team’s forward is strong enough to overpower smaller defenders and quick enough to drive past b…

noun

A disorderly retreat of defeated troops.

Примеры использования:

The retreat degenerated into a rout

verb

Defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.

Примеры использования:

In a matter of minutes the attackers were routed

verb

Cut a groove, or any pattern not extending to the edges, in (a wooden or metal surface).

Примеры использования:

You routed each plank all along its length

verb

Cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with water or other liquid so that no more can be absorbed.

Примеры использования:

The soil is saturated

noun

A saturated fat.

Примеры использования:

As far as the heart is concerned saturates are considered the main enemy

adjective

Saturated with moisture.

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Примеры использования:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Примеры использования:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

verb

Hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate.

Примеры использования:

The singer held the audience spellbound

verb

Move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly.

Примеры использования:

Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit

noun

A slight physical movement.

Примеры использования:

I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir

noun

Prison.

Примеры использования:

I've spent twenty-eight years in stir

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Примеры использования:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

Примеры использования:

Dockers voted for an all-out strike

verb

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

verb

Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

Примеры использования:

The man was stunned by a blow to the head

verb

Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

verb

To shock someone so much that the person does not know how to react

Примеры использования:

She was stunned by his generous offer., he was stunned by the sudden blow to his head.

verb

Cause (something) to be under water.

Примеры использования:

Houses had been flooded and cars submerged

verb

Put under water

verb

To go below the surface of an area of water

Примеры использования:

[ t ] take a normal breath and completely submerge yourself., [ i ] seals exhale so they can submer…

noun

An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.

Примеры использования:

They usually breed in marshes and brushy swamps with some open water, dense, low vegetation, and pe…

verb

Overwhelm or flood with water.

Примеры использования:

A huge wave swamped the canoes

noun

An area of very wet, soft land

Примеры использования:

[ c ] alligators live in these swamps., a low-lying, swampy region, the boat was swamped by an enor…

idiom

To cause someone to fall suddenly and completely in love with you

Примеры использования:

He brought me flowers, kissed my hand, and swept me off my feet.

verb

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.

Примеры использования:

Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

Примеры использования:

He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb

Get into one's hands

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

Примеры использования:

He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

noun

An act of touching someone or something.

Примеры использования:

Her touch on his shoulder was hesitant

verb

Make physical contact with, come in contact with

verb

Defeat heavily in a contest.

Примеры использования:

Essex trounced cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final

verb

Beat severely with a whip or rod

verb

To defeat a competitor by a large score

Примеры использования:

The red sox trounced the yankees 12 to 1 in the first game.

verb

Defeat thoroughly.

Примеры использования:

He successfully vanquished his rival

verb

Defeat in a competition, race, or conflict

verb

To defeat completely

Примеры использования:

Smallpox, a once deadly disease, has now been vanquished.

adjective

Of the poorest quality or the lowest standard; least good or desirable.

Примеры использования:

He was the company's worst driver

adverb

Most severely or seriously.

Примеры использования:

Manufacturing and mining are the industries worst affected by falling employment

noun

The most serious or unpleasant thing that could happen.

Примеры использования:

When i saw the ambulance outside her front door, i began to fear the worst