overwhelming
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
too great to resist or overcome; very great 压倒一切的; 势不可挡的; 无法抗拒的; 巨大的
an overwhelming urge to smoke 不可遏止的吸烟冲动
an overwhelming victory 极大的胜利
the overwhelming majority of people, ie themajority by a great number 压倒性多数.
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.