释义 |
overbearo‧ver‧bear /ˌəʊvəˈbeə $ ˌoʊvərˈber/ verb (past tense overbore /-ˈbɔː $ -ˈbɔːr/, past participle overborne /-ˈbɔːn $ -ˈbɔːrn/) [transitive]  VERB TABLEoverbear |
Present | I, you, we, they | overbear | | he, she, it | overbears | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | overbore | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have overborne | | he, she, it | has overborne | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had overborne | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will overbear | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have overborne |
- In argument he never tried to overbear or overwhelm the opponent by intellectual bludgeoning.
to defeat someone or something: She is independent-minded enough not to be easily overborne by her husband.GRAMMAR Overbear is usually passive. |