whelm
英 [welm]
美
- vi. 淹没；覆盖；压倒
- vt. 淹没；用…覆盖
词态变化
第三人称单数: whelms;过去式: whelmed;过去分词: whelmed;现在分词: whelming;
英文词源
- whelm (v.)
- early 14c., probably from a parallel form of Old English -hwielfan (West Saxon), -hwelfan (Mercian), in ahwelfan "cover over;" probably altered by association with Old English helmian "to cover," from Proto-Germanic *hwalbjan, from PIE *kwelp- "to arch" (see gulf (n.)).
双语例句
- 1. Counterfeit parts , in fact, could one day over whelm genuine parts.
- 果真如此, 总有一天,假李向阳会缴了真李向阳的枪.
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- 2. We whelm with tears at this time.
- 我们在这个时刻不由得感动泪流.
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