请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 overbear
释义

Definition of overbear in English:

overbear

verboverbore, overborne əʊvəˈbɛːˌoʊvərˈbɛr
[with object]
  • Overcome by emotional pressure or physical force.

    his will had not been overborne by another's influence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The judge said the youth did not want to do what was asked, but it was not an equal relationship, and his will was overborne.
    • The evidence suggests this committee was unlikely to be overborne.
    • Now, one of the explanations that she gave is that he overbore her and forced her into making some of these admissions.
    • To say that they left it to the husbands does not mean to say either they did not understand what was happening or that their will was overborne.
    • And I understand what a struggle it must have been to decide which overbears which.
    • But the Chief Justice's wisdom and logic has overborne your desire to fight for that end.
    • Yet, for a variety of reasons, this tendency may be overborne, and the anticipated rise not observed.
    • Moreover, its impact on the trial process must be weighed carefully: its probative value must not be overborne by its prejudicial effect.
    • It seems to me inevitable that sooner or later she would have been overborne by them.
 
 

Definition of overbear in US English:

overbear

verbˌoʊvərˈbɛrˌōvərˈber
[with object]
  • Overcome by emotional pressure or physical force.

    his will had not been overborne by another's influence
    he overbore the others who still favored a bold policy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To say that they left it to the husbands does not mean to say either they did not understand what was happening or that their will was overborne.
    • But the Chief Justice's wisdom and logic has overborne your desire to fight for that end.
    • It seems to me inevitable that sooner or later she would have been overborne by them.
    • And I understand what a struggle it must have been to decide which overbears which.
    • Yet, for a variety of reasons, this tendency may be overborne, and the anticipated rise not observed.
    • The evidence suggests this committee was unlikely to be overborne.
    • Now, one of the explanations that she gave is that he overbore her and forced her into making some of these admissions.
    • Moreover, its impact on the trial process must be weighed carefully: its probative value must not be overborne by its prejudicial effect.
    • The judge said the youth did not want to do what was asked, but it was not an equal relationship, and his will was overborne.
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360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。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/9 9:16:30