| 单词 | overpower |
| 释义 | overpowerWord family (noun) power superpower powerlessness empowerment (adjective) powerful ≠ powerless overpowering power powered (verb) power empower overpower (adverb) powerfully ≠ powerlessly overpoweringly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoverpowero‧ver‧pow‧er /ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə $ ˌoʊvərˈpaʊr/ verb [transitive]1 BEAT/DEFEATto take control of someone physically because you are strongerThe security guards soon overpowered the man.2 STRONG FEELING OR BELIEFSTRONG TASTE OR SMELLif a smell, taste, or emotion overpowers you, it affects you very stronglyHer scent overpowered his senses.She was overpowered by grief.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusoverpower• The streets are clean, there's no smog to dull the sunshine, and the skyscrapers don't overpower.• Then the artillery, such as was saved, came thundering along, smashing and overpowering everything.• Three inmates overpowered guards at the county jail in Madison.• He could see that her body was naked beneath the midnight blue silk of her robe and her scent overpowered his senses.• Rather than fill me with ecstasy or gladness, this breakthrough overpowered me with dread.• Viduka benefited from an overpowering sense of Olympic pride and spirit.• The wine is bland enough not to overpower the fish.• They overpowered the Jets at the line of scrimmage, ushering Aska toward 136 rushing yards. |
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