| 释义 |
overcrow, v.|əʊvˈəkrəʊ|
Also 6 -craw.
[over- 2, 21.]
trans. To crow or exult over; to triumph over; to overpower.
1562J. Heywood Prov. & Epigr. (1867) 110 Whan euer thou wouldest seeme, to ouer crow mee, Than will I surely ouer cakill thee. 1590Spenser F.Q. i. ix. 50 Then gan the villein him to overcraw. 1597[see overawe quot. 1579]. 1602Shakes. Ham. v. ii. 364 The potent poyson quite ore-crowes my spirit. 1616Surfl. & Markh. Country Farme 85 The Cocks also doe beat one another for the Hennes..and he that ouercommeth, ouer-croweth the other which is ouer⁓come. 1642Rogers Naaman 329 Shall I endure such a base fellow to overcrow me? 1818Scott Rob Roy xvii, I sunk it and my head at once, fairly overcrowed, as Spenser would have termed it. 1843Borrow Bible in Spain li. 293/2 The coasts are exceedingly high and bold, especially that of Spain, which seems to overcrow the Moorish. 1889‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms viii, There wasn't another man living that could overcrow me. |