单词 | overpower |
释义 | overpower (oʊvəʳpaʊəʳ ) Word forms: overpowers , overpowering , overpowered 1. verb If you overpower someone, you manage to take hold of and keep hold of them, although they struggle a lot. It took ten guardsmen to overpower him. [VERB noun] The rebels were overpowered and arrested. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overcome, master, overwhelm, overthrow 2. verb If a feeling overpowers you, it suddenly affects you very strongly. A sudden dizziness overpowered him. [VERB noun] I was so overpowered by my guilt and my shame that I was unable to speak. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overwhelm, overcome, bowl over [informal], stagger 3. verb In a sports match, when one team or player overpowers the other, they play much better than them and beat them easily. His team overpowered Scotland 38–18. [VERB noun] 4. verb If something such as a colour or flavour overpowers another colour or flavour, it is so strong that it makes the second one less noticeable. On fair skin, pale shades are delicate enough not to overpower your colouring. [VERB noun] Vegetables such as peppers can overpower the flavor of the stock. [VERB noun] Translations: Chinese: 制服 Japanese: 取り押さえる |
随便看 |
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。