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    U.S. hospitals strained amid COVID-19 surge

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    林宜悉 posted on 2020/10/24
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    overwhelming

    US /ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-/

    UK /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/

    • Transitive Verb
    • To defeat something or someone completely
    • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
    • Adjective
    • Having too much to handle (e.g. work)
    • Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist or decide how to react
    pandemic

    US /pænˈdɛmɪk/

    UK /pæn'demɪk/

    • Adjective
    • (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
    • Noun
    • a pandemic disease
    evidence

    US /ˈɛvɪdəns/

    UK /'evɪdəns/

    • Uncountable Noun
    • Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
    • Information presented in court to prove or disprove alleged facts.
    • Transitive Verb
    • To indicate clearly; to be evidence of.
    • To show clearly; prove.
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    spot

    US /spɑt/

    UK /spɒt/

    • Noun
    • A certain place or area
    • A difficult time; awkward situation
    • Transitive Verb
    • To see someone or something by chance
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