be overwhelmed by
/bi ˌoʊvərˈwelmd baɪ/
뜻
v. ~에 압도되다, ~에 벅차다, ~에 휩싸이다
메모over(위로) + whelm(덮치다) → 파도가 머리 위로 덮치듯 감당이 안 된다
예문
New employees are often overwhelmed by the amount of information.
AI 학습정보
To feel a very strong emotion or have too much of something to deal with.
- be overcome by
- be swamped by
- be flooded with
- be crushed by
- be unaffected by
- be in control of
- overwhelm v.
- overwhelming adj.
- overwhelmingly adv.
- be completely overwhelmed by
- be overwhelmed by emotion
- be overwhelmed with work
She was overwhelmed by the warm welcome.
그녀는 따뜻한 환영에 벅차올랐다.
The support team was overwhelmed by customer calls.
지원팀은 고객 전화에 감당이 안 될 정도로 시달렸다.
be overwhelmed by/with: 감정에 '벅차다' + 일에 '치이다'
v. 감정: be overwhelmed by joy/grief
He was overwhelmed by joy.
그는 기쁨에 벅찼다.
v. 양: be overwhelmed with work/requests
I'm overwhelmed with work this week.
이번 주에 일이 너무 많아 감당이 안 된다.
✓ an overwhelming majority
✗ an overwhelmed majority
압도하는 쪽(원인)은 -ing
overwhelmed vs stressed
overwhelmed — 양·감정이 감당할 수준을 넘은
overwhelmed by choices
선택지가 너무 많아 압도된
stressed — 압박감으로 긴장·스트레스를 받은
stressed about exams
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