overwhelmingly
压倒性地
常用释义
英音[ ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋli ]
美音[ ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋli ]
基本释义
- adv. 压倒性地，不可抵抗地
考试频率
四级
考频：近六年出现2次
- adv.压倒性地; 不可抵抗地
六级
考频：近六年出现2次
- adv.压倒性地; 不可抵抗地
考研
考频：近十一年出现4次
- adv.压倒性地; 不可抵抗地
例句
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1·Female economists overwhelmingly disagree by a margin of 4-to-l.女性经济学家以压倒性的四比一的优势提出反对意见。
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2·Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water.绝大多数人类挤着生活在山谷中，依靠淡水维系生存。
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3·Overwhelmingly, the lives recorded—at least in film fiction—have been American.绝大多数被记录的生活——至少在电影小说中——都是美国人的生活。
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4·But what happened was that it became, overwhelmingly, a medium for telling stories.但事实是，它压倒性地成为了一种讲述故事的媒介。
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5·In five different years, villages overwhelmingly reported significant population declines.在不同的五年里，绝大多数村庄报告了人口的显著下降。
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6·Will such contests, which are overwhelmingly dominated by Asian and white students from middle-class and affluent families, become any more diverse?这种由来自中产阶级和富裕家庭的亚裔和白人学生占压倒性优势的竞赛，会不会变得更加多样化？
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7·Male economists overwhelmingly think the wage gap between men and women is largely the result of individuals'skills, experience and voluntary choices.绝大多数男性经济学家认为，男女之间的工资差距在很大程度上是个人技能、经验和自愿选择所造成的结果。
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8·MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of Labour amendments to the children and families bill last February that included the power to regulate for plain packaging.去年2月，国会议员以压倒性的多数投票支持工党对《儿童与家庭法案》的修正案，其中包括对无装饰包装的监管权力。
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9·Overwhelmingly, the results show that today, the idea of the American dream—and what it takes to achieve it—looks quite different than it did in the late 20th century.结果显示，绝大多数人认为，如今人们对美国梦的看法以及实现美国梦所需的条件与二十世纪末人们的看法相差很大。
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10·The people voted overwhelmingly for change.人们以绝对多数投票赞成变革。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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