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Overpower Verb Overpowered Hold Colour 英[ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə(R 美[ˌoʊvərˈpaʊə(R Vt.制服;压倒;使无法忍受

单词 overpower
音标
英[ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə(r)] 美[ˌoʊvərˈpaʊə(r)]
解释
vt.制服;压倒;使无法忍受;
例句

VERB
制服
If you overpower someone, you manage to take hold of and keep hold of them, although they struggle a lot.
例:It took ten guardsmen to overpower him...10名警卫一起才将他制服。
例:The rebels were overpowered and arrested.叛乱分子已被制服并拘捕起来。

VERB
(情感等)压倒,使难以承受
If a feeling overpowers you, it suddenly affects you very strongly.
例:A sudden dizziness overpowered him...他突然感到一阵眩晕。
例:I was so overpowered by my guilt and my shame that I was unable to speak.内疚和羞愧令我无地自容,难以启齿。

VERB
(在体育比赛中)轻松战胜
In a sports match, when one team or player overpowers the other, they play much better than them and beat them easily.
例:Britain's tennis No 1 yesterday overpowered American Brian Garrow 7-6, 6-3.昨天,英国的头号网球选手以7比6和6比3轻取美国选手布赖恩·加罗。

VERB
(颜色、气味等)盖过,比…强烈得多
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.
例:On fair skin, pale shades are delicate enough not to overpower your colouring.浅色太阳镜色彩柔和,皮肤白皙的人戴上不会与肤色形成强烈的反差。
例:Vegetables such as peppers can overpower the flavor of the stock.像甜椒这样的蔬菜会抢了原汤的味道。
变形
third:overpowers~done:overpowered~ing:overpowering~past:overpowered~

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