2024年10月29日星期二

overwhelm, underwhelming in the extreme.Russia cannot fight for ever. But the worry among Western officials is that, on current trends, Ukraine’s breaking point will come first

Russia cannot fight for ever. But the worry among Western officials is that, on current trends, Ukraine’s breaking point will come first https://econ.trib.al/SJ97sDs

“The first 100 days of the new Labour government have been underwhelming in the extreme,” San Knight writes. “As Prime Minister, Kier Starmer has delivered a minor scandal over alleged corruption, a lot of office gossip, and a depressing atmosphere of economic constraint.” Read about the United Kingdom’s new administration’s bafflingly bad start: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jAIj7l

overwhelm
verb
1 [T] to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force:
Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital.

2 [T usually passive] to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion:
They were overwhelmed with/by grief when their baby died.
I was quite overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received.

3 [T] LITERARY If water overwhelms a place, it covers it suddenly and completely.

overwhelming
adjective━━ a. 圧倒的な; 抵抗しがたい.
1 difficult to fight against:
She felt an overwhelming urge/desire/need to tell someone about what had happened.

2 very great or very large:
She said how much she appreciated the overwhelming generosity of the public in responding to the appeal.
An overwhelming majority have voted in favour of the proposal.

overwhelmingly
adverb
The team were overwhelmingly (= strongly or completely) defeated in yesterday's game.

underwhelmed
adjective HUMOROUS
feeling no excitement about or admiration for something or someone:
I get the feeling that the staff are distinctly underwhelmed by John's latest proposal.