得知自己被录取的消息时,她激动得不知所措。

She was overwhelmed with emotion when she heard the news of her admission.

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She was overwhelmed with emotion when she heard the news of her admission.

overwhelmed 是动词 overwhelm 的过去分词形式,在句中表示被动状态。overwhelm 由前缀 over-(表示"过度")和 whelm(古英语"淹没")组成,字面意思是"被淹没",引申为"被(情感)压倒、不知所措"。 这里 overwhelmed with emotion 表示"被情绪淹没",形容因强烈情感而失去常态的状态。

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