词典释义：
释义
v.
engulf, submerge, or bury (someone or something)
淹没，湮灭，掩埋
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a swimmer whelmed in a raging storm .被狂风暴雨淹没了的游泳者。
[no obj. with adverbial of direction]flow or heap up abundantly
泛滥，溢出
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the brook whelmed up from its source .溪水从源头处沽沽涌出。
n.
an act or instance of flowing or heaping up abundantly; a surge
泛滥，溢出；汹涌起伏
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the whelm of the tide .潮水的汹涌。
词源
"Middle English： representing an Old English form parallel to