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overwhelmingly

/ˌoʊvɝˈwɛɫmɪŋɫi/, /ˌoʊvɝhˈwɛɫmɪŋɫi/ adv

In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.

Word Origin Overwhelmingly comes from overwhelm, which combines over 'above' with whelm, an old word meaning 'to overturn, cover completely' — like a wave capsizing a boat. So overwhelmingly means in a manner that completely covers and overturns you. The over- prefix is the same as in overflow, overthrow, and overlook.

adv In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.

The audience was overwhelmingly moved by the powerful performance.

(副词) 压倒性地

观众被这场震撼的表演深深打动。

(adverbio) abrumadoramente; arrolladoramente; aplastantemente; apabullantemente [De manera arrolladora; muy grande o intensamente.]

El público fue profundamente conmovido por la poderosa actuación.

(adverbe) d'une manière accablante; d'une manière bouleversante; intensément [D'une manière accablante ou bouleversante, avec une intensité considérable.]

Le public a été profondément ému par cette puissante performance.

(Adverb) überwältigend; ergreifend [in einer Weise, die überwältigend wirkt; mit großer Intensität oder Stärke]

Das Publikum war **overwhelmingly** von der eindrucksvollen Darbietung bewegt.

(副詞) 圧倒的に。非常に強く、激しく。

観客はその力強いパフォーマンスに圧倒されるほど心を動かされた。

(advérbio) esmagadoramente; avassaladoramente; intensamente [De maneira esmagadora; muito grandemente ou intensamente.]

O público foi esmagadoramente comovido pela apresentação impactante.

Synonyms: hugely immensely vastly greatly extremely enormously monumentally tremendously Antonyms: slightly minimally barely hardly

adv Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.

The committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposal.

(副词) 绝大多数地；压倒性地

委员会绝大多数成员投票支持这项提案。

(adverbio) abrumadoramente; aplastantemente; por mayoría abrumadora [Principalmente; predominantemente; casi por completo.]

El comité votó abrumadoramente a favor de la propuesta.

(adverbe) largement; massivement; à une écrasante majorité; quasi unanimement [En très grande majorité, de manière quasi unanime.]

Le comité a voté massivement en faveur de la proposition.

(Adverb) überwiegend; mehrheitlich; zum größten Teil [in der überwiegenden Mehrheit; fast vollständig; vorwiegend]

Das Komitee stimmte **overwhelmingly** für den Vorschlag.

(副詞) ほとんど。ほぼ完全に。大多数で。

委員会はその提案に圧倒的多数で賛成票を投じた。

(advérbio) predominantemente; majoritariamente; principalmente; sobretudo [Principalmente; predominantemente; quase completamente.]

O comitê votou esmagadoramente a favor da proposta.

Synonyms: predominantly mostly largely chiefly mainly primarily for the most part almost entirely Antonyms: slightly minimally barely scarcely

Common collocations

vote verb approve verb reject verb endorse verb male adj concentrate verb positive adj middle-class adj dominant adj catholic adj referendum subst voter subst

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