over+whelm

• over-前缀，表示‘过度’或‘在...之上’
• whelm来自古英语‘whelm’，意为‘覆盖’或‘淹没’

overwhelm 由前缀‘over-’和词根‘whelm’组成，前缀表示‘过度’，词根意为‘覆盖’或‘淹没’，合起来表示‘压倒，淹没，使不知所措’

whelm

覆盖，淹没

overcome

克服，战胜

overload

超载，过载

1. 释义 1压倒，淹没，使不知所措

   The small boat was overwhelmed by the large waves.

2. 释义 1压倒，淹没，使不知所措

   She felt overwhelmed by the amount of work she had to do.

3. 释义 1压倒，淹没，使不知所措

   The team was overwhelmed by the support from the fans.