用作定语
▲～+n.
Overwhelming rebellion occupied many big cities.势不可挡的起义席卷了许多大城市。
The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority.该法案以压倒多数通过。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
The flood was overwhelming and the city was soon drowned.洪水来势凶猛,很快这个城市就被淹没了。
The demands of his admirers were not merely great, but were overwhelming.赞赏者的要求不仅仅是强大的,而是不可抗拒的。
