overpower

Compared meaning: to make someone unable to cope (verb).

比较义项：使人不堪重负、无法应对（动词）。

• overwhelm

  Describes being mentally or emotionally flooded so you cannot think or cope, often caused by stress, sadness, or too much information; usually passive ('be overwhelmed'), with no sense of physical force.

  描述因压力、悲伤或信息过多而在情感或精神上被淹没，以至于无法思考或应付；通常用被动语态（be overwhelmed），不带身体力量的意味。

  Grief overwhelmed her, and she couldn't speak for several minutes.

  悲伤淹没了她，她有好几分钟说不出话来。

• overpower 本词

  Stresses gaining complete control through greater strength, force, or intensity, often physical, as in a fight, or a strong smell or feeling; suggests quick, decisive domination rather than mental confusion.

  强调凭借更强的力量、武力或强度而完全占据上风，常用于身体上的较量（如打斗）或强烈的气味、感觉；强调迅速、彻底地压制对方，而不是精神上的困惑。

  The strong wrestler managed to overpower his opponent within seconds.

  那个强壮的摔跤手几秒钟内就制服了对手。

Overwhelm and overpower both mean to make someone unable to cope. Overwhelm usually describes mental or emotional flooding, like stress or too much information, often used passively. Overpower means gaining control through greater physical strength or intensity, often in a fight.

overwhelm 和 overpower 在“使人不堪重负、无法应对”这一义项上意思相近，但 overwhelm 多指情绪或精神上的压垮（如悲伤、压力、信息过载），而 overpower 强调凭借更强的力量或强度彻底压制对方，常用于身体较量或强烈感官刺激。