单词	overpowering
释义	overpoweringo‧ver‧pow‧er‧ing /ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ◂ $ ˌoʊvərˈpaʊr-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an overpowering smell Her loneliness was overpowering. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An overpowering smell of Freesia perfume hung around her like a cloud. As it was, she was Désirée without that inimitable charm, that overpowering charisma. But Hector, with his booming laugh, was so large and overpowering that he made it worse. How does a son live his own life in the shadow of an overpowering father who is also a worldwide star? Prince's music makes me think of Des Esseintes's symphony of perfumes: exquisite, heady, overpowering, slightly nauseous. The smell is human, raw, and overpowering. They were in plain clothes and, in his opinion, drunk, arrogant and overpowering. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► overpowering smell (=very strong)· The smell of disinfectant was overpowering. Word family WORD FAMILYnounpowersuperpowerpowerlessnessempowermentadjectivepowerful ≠ powerlessoverpoweringpowerpoweredverbpowerempoweroverpoweradverbpowerfully ≠ powerlesslyoverpoweringly 1very strong → intense:  an overpowering smell of rotten flesh He felt an overpowering desire to slap her.2someone who is overpowering has such a strong character that they make other people feel uncomfortable or afraid SYN  overbearing—overpoweringly adverb
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