Definition of overpower in English:

overpower

verb əʊvəˈpaʊəˌoʊvərˈpaʊ(ə)r

[with object]

1Defeat or overcome with superior strength.
he overpowered the two men and frogmarched them to the police station
Example sentencesExamples
- It is primarily a defensive position, but allows you to control a suspect that has overpowered you.
- I struggled against this restriction, but his strength far overpowered mine.
- I will overpower them with a combination of superior size, balance and condition.
- They would overpower you with their strength and their will and the sheer pace of their play.
- Brown has the strength and toughness to overpower defenders.
- He threatened you and used his physical strength and size to overpower you.
- If the opponent cannot control you through a grip, he cannot overpower you or apply his technique.
- After fruitless attempts by police to lure the man out of his house, they broke the door down and overpowered him.
- The only reason that we were being beaten so badly was the drow were overpowering us with their teamwork.
- In the end, our forces overpowered the mother ship and seized the controls.
- His control also is very good, though he won't overpower many hitters.
- The strength of a single human will had been overpowered and broken by a far larger, inhuman force.
- You must earn the horse's respect, not overpower him with strength.
- Both like to overpower cornerbacks with their size and strength and use their speed to get downfield.
- He didn't even fight back and he easily overpowered her in the strength department.
- He had said that just before she had managed to overpower him and break his leg.
- And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
- No matter how much weight training you put the ant through, its strength will still be overpowered by the sheer weight of the sack of rice.
- He overpowers tackles at the point of attack with his strength and leverage.
- He is hated for being a rich bully who uses his strength and wealth to overpower those who are weaker and poorer than he is.
Synonyms
gain control over, overwhelm, prevail over, get the better of, get the upper hand over, gain mastery over, master, control, overthrow, overturn, upset, subdue, suppress, subjugate, hegemonize, repress, quell, quash, crush, finish, bring someone to their knees, break, conquer, defeat, vanquish, beat, be victorious over, gain a victory over, triumph over, best, worst, trounce, rout
informal thrash, lick, clobber, whip, wipe the floor with, drub, tank, blow out of the water
US informal own
1. 1.1 Be too intense for; overwhelm.
  they were overpowered by the fumes
  Example sentencesExamples
  The domination of media and advertising can overpower our personal lives with a bigger, more fearful world.
  His overwhelming need for sleep overpowered any attempt to think at all.
  The sadness is overpowering, like all-day darkness of a winter polar station.
  The atmosphere is laid on thick, but it never overpowers the story, instead giving it weight and breadth.
  The intense flavors of the cheese and veg overpower the delicate meat.
  But sadness for his friend's unchanged fate was soon overpowered by an urgent awareness of his own.
  As he came toward the reactor, his sadness and confusion was overpowered by his fighter pilot instincts.
  The more you chew, the more the taste intensifies, eventually overpowering the other ingredients.
  The fumes were overpowering and the engines made a terrible racket.
  As much as I love it, its strong taste overpowers the avocado - not bad guacamole, but I like a subtler variety.
  I sat there gazing at Robert and the more I did, the more an intense feeling overpowered me.
  The broth was a little too buttery, with some slightly overpowering raw garlic dominating the flavour.
  The sauce was sensational; rich and intensely flavoured, it enhanced but didn't overpower the meat.
  The intense scent is almost overpowering in a small room on a warm day.
  Unfortunately, the more intense citrus and grainy mustard dressing overpowered the delicate ginger it was prepared with.
  Such occasions were dominated by the overpowering splendour of the Aksumite rulers.
  The need to paint, for me, is to try to control overpowering emotional forces.
  In hotter years the wine can show a piercing fragrance of blackcurrants and raspberries that easily overpower the earthy finish.
  The latter feeling quickly overpowered the former as the intimidating thought of starting her life over filled her mind.
  Heavily perfumed nose, almost overpowering, with a dominance of apricot and peach blossom.
  Synonyms
  overcome, overwhelm, sweep over, move, stir, affect, touch, impress, sweep someone off their feet, strike, stun, shake, disturb, devastate, take aback, daze, leave speechless, spellbind, dazzle, floor
  informal bowl over, blow away, knock/hit for six, knock sideways, get to
  overwhelming, burdensome, oppressive, weighty, unbearable, unendurable, intolerable, shattering, intimidating, overbearing, dominating
  informal mind-blowing
  stifling, suffocating, pervasive, penetrating, strong, pungent, powerful
  nauseating, nauseous, sickly, offensive, acrid, astringent, sharp, bitter, fetid, cloying, mephitic
  heady, aromatic

Definition of overpower in US English:

overpower

verbˌōvərˈpou(ə)rˌoʊvərˈpaʊ(ə)r

[with object]

1Defeat or overcome with superior strength.
Example sentencesExamples
- He had said that just before she had managed to overpower him and break his leg.
- Brown has the strength and toughness to overpower defenders.
- The only reason that we were being beaten so badly was the drow were overpowering us with their teamwork.
- The strength of a single human will had been overpowered and broken by a far larger, inhuman force.
- I struggled against this restriction, but his strength far overpowered mine.
- And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
- I will overpower them with a combination of superior size, balance and condition.
- After fruitless attempts by police to lure the man out of his house, they broke the door down and overpowered him.
- In the end, our forces overpowered the mother ship and seized the controls.
- You must earn the horse's respect, not overpower him with strength.
- They would overpower you with their strength and their will and the sheer pace of their play.
- He didn't even fight back and he easily overpowered her in the strength department.
- He overpowers tackles at the point of attack with his strength and leverage.
- If the opponent cannot control you through a grip, he cannot overpower you or apply his technique.
- No matter how much weight training you put the ant through, its strength will still be overpowered by the sheer weight of the sack of rice.
- His control also is very good, though he won't overpower many hitters.
- He threatened you and used his physical strength and size to overpower you.
- Both like to overpower cornerbacks with their size and strength and use their speed to get downfield.
- It is primarily a defensive position, but allows you to control a suspect that has overpowered you.
- He is hated for being a rich bully who uses his strength and wealth to overpower those who are weaker and poorer than he is.
Synonyms
gain control over, overwhelm, prevail over, get the better of, get the upper hand over, gain mastery over, master, control, overthrow, overturn, upset, subdue, suppress, subjugate, hegemonize, repress, quell, quash, crush, finish, bring someone to their knees, break, conquer, defeat, vanquish, beat, be victorious over, gain a victory over, triumph over, best, worst, trounce, rout
1. 1.1 Be too intense for; overwhelm.
  they were overpowered by the fumes
  Example sentencesExamples
  The more you chew, the more the taste intensifies, eventually overpowering the other ingredients.
  The sadness is overpowering, like all-day darkness of a winter polar station.
  I sat there gazing at Robert and the more I did, the more an intense feeling overpowered me.
  Heavily perfumed nose, almost overpowering, with a dominance of apricot and peach blossom.
  The fumes were overpowering and the engines made a terrible racket.
  The latter feeling quickly overpowered the former as the intimidating thought of starting her life over filled her mind.
  The domination of media and advertising can overpower our personal lives with a bigger, more fearful world.
  His overwhelming need for sleep overpowered any attempt to think at all.
  As much as I love it, its strong taste overpowers the avocado - not bad guacamole, but I like a subtler variety.
  The atmosphere is laid on thick, but it never overpowers the story, instead giving it weight and breadth.
  The broth was a little too buttery, with some slightly overpowering raw garlic dominating the flavour.
  In hotter years the wine can show a piercing fragrance of blackcurrants and raspberries that easily overpower the earthy finish.
  The sauce was sensational; rich and intensely flavoured, it enhanced but didn't overpower the meat.
  The intense scent is almost overpowering in a small room on a warm day.
  The intense flavors of the cheese and veg overpower the delicate meat.
  Such occasions were dominated by the overpowering splendour of the Aksumite rulers.
  As he came toward the reactor, his sadness and confusion was overpowered by his fighter pilot instincts.
  But sadness for his friend's unchanged fate was soon overpowered by an urgent awareness of his own.
  The need to paint, for me, is to try to control overpowering emotional forces.
  Unfortunately, the more intense citrus and grainy mustard dressing overpowered the delicate ginger it was prepared with.
  Synonyms
  overwhelming, burdensome, oppressive, weighty, unbearable, unendurable, intolerable, shattering, intimidating, overbearing, dominating
  stifling, suffocating, pervasive, penetrating, strong, pungent, powerful
  overcome, overwhelm, sweep over, move, stir, affect, touch, impress, sweep someone off their feet, strike, stun, shake, disturb, devastate, take aback, daze, leave speechless, spellbind, dazzle, floor

单词	overpower
释义	Definition of overpower in English: overpower verb əʊvəˈpaʊəˌoʊvərˈpaʊ(ə)r [with object] 1Defeat or overcome with superior strength. he overpowered the two men and frogmarched them to the police station Example sentencesExamples It is primarily a defensive position, but allows you to control a suspect that has overpowered you. I struggled against this restriction, but his strength far overpowered mine. I will overpower them with a combination of superior size, balance and condition. They would overpower you with their strength and their will and the sheer pace of their play. Brown has the strength and toughness to overpower defenders. He threatened you and used his physical strength and size to overpower you. If the opponent cannot control you through a grip, he cannot overpower you or apply his technique. After fruitless attempts by police to lure the man out of his house, they broke the door down and overpowered him. The only reason that we were being beaten so badly was the drow were overpowering us with their teamwork. In the end, our forces overpowered the mother ship and seized the controls. His control also is very good, though he won't overpower many hitters. The strength of a single human will had been overpowered and broken by a far larger, inhuman force. You must earn the horse's respect, not overpower him with strength. Both like to overpower cornerbacks with their size and strength and use their speed to get downfield. He didn't even fight back and he easily overpowered her in the strength department. He had said that just before she had managed to overpower him and break his leg. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones. No matter how much weight training you put the ant through, its strength will still be overpowered by the sheer weight of the sack of rice. He overpowers tackles at the point of attack with his strength and leverage. He is hated for being a rich bully who uses his strength and wealth to overpower those who are weaker and poorer than he is. Synonyms gain control over, overwhelm, prevail over, get the better of, get the upper hand over, gain mastery over, master, control, overthrow, overturn, upset, subdue, suppress, subjugate, hegemonize, repress, quell, quash, crush, finish, bring someone to their knees, break, conquer, defeat, vanquish, beat, be victorious over, gain a victory over, triumph over, best, worst, trounce, rout informal thrash, lick, clobber, whip, wipe the floor with, drub, tank, blow out of the water US informal own 1.1 Be too intense for; overwhelm. they were overpowered by the fumes Example sentencesExamples The domination of media and advertising can overpower our personal lives with a bigger, more fearful world. His overwhelming need for sleep overpowered any attempt to think at all. The sadness is overpowering, like all-day darkness of a winter polar station. The atmosphere is laid on thick, but it never overpowers the story, instead giving it weight and breadth. The intense flavors of the cheese and veg overpower the delicate meat. But sadness for his friend's unchanged fate was soon overpowered by an urgent awareness of his own. As he came toward the reactor, his sadness and confusion was overpowered by his fighter pilot instincts. The more you chew, the more the taste intensifies, eventually overpowering the other ingredients. The fumes were overpowering and the engines made a terrible racket. As much as I love it, its strong taste overpowers the avocado - not bad guacamole, but I like a subtler variety. I sat there gazing at Robert and the more I did, the more an intense feeling overpowered me. The broth was a little too buttery, with some slightly overpowering raw garlic dominating the flavour. The sauce was sensational; rich and intensely flavoured, it enhanced but didn't overpower the meat. The intense scent is almost overpowering in a small room on a warm day. Unfortunately, the more intense citrus and grainy mustard dressing overpowered the delicate ginger it was prepared with. Such occasions were dominated by the overpowering splendour of the Aksumite rulers. The need to paint, for me, is to try to control overpowering emotional forces. In hotter years the wine can show a piercing fragrance of blackcurrants and raspberries that easily overpower the earthy finish. The latter feeling quickly overpowered the former as the intimidating thought of starting her life over filled her mind. Heavily perfumed nose, almost overpowering, with a dominance of apricot and peach blossom. Synonyms overcome, overwhelm, sweep over, move, stir, affect, touch, impress, sweep someone off their feet, strike, stun, shake, disturb, devastate, take aback, daze, leave speechless, spellbind, dazzle, floor informal bowl over, blow away, knock/hit for six, knock sideways, get to overwhelming, burdensome, oppressive, weighty, unbearable, unendurable, intolerable, shattering, intimidating, overbearing, dominating informal mind-blowing stifling, suffocating, pervasive, penetrating, strong, pungent, powerful nauseating, nauseous, sickly, offensive, acrid, astringent, sharp, bitter, fetid, cloying, mephitic heady, aromatic Definition of overpower in US English: overpower verbˌōvərˈpou(ə)rˌoʊvərˈpaʊ(ə)r [with object] 1Defeat or overcome with superior strength. Example sentencesExamples He had said that just before she had managed to overpower him and break his leg. Brown has the strength and toughness to overpower defenders. The only reason that we were being beaten so badly was the drow were overpowering us with their teamwork. The strength of a single human will had been overpowered and broken by a far larger, inhuman force. I struggled against this restriction, but his strength far overpowered mine. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones. I will overpower them with a combination of superior size, balance and condition. After fruitless attempts by police to lure the man out of his house, they broke the door down and overpowered him. In the end, our forces overpowered the mother ship and seized the controls. You must earn the horse's respect, not overpower him with strength. They would overpower you with their strength and their will and the sheer pace of their play. He didn't even fight back and he easily overpowered her in the strength department. He overpowers tackles at the point of attack with his strength and leverage. If the opponent cannot control you through a grip, he cannot overpower you or apply his technique. No matter how much weight training you put the ant through, its strength will still be overpowered by the sheer weight of the sack of rice. His control also is very good, though he won't overpower many hitters. He threatened you and used his physical strength and size to overpower you. Both like to overpower cornerbacks with their size and strength and use their speed to get downfield. It is primarily a defensive position, but allows you to control a suspect that has overpowered you. He is hated for being a rich bully who uses his strength and wealth to overpower those who are weaker and poorer than he is. Synonyms gain control over, overwhelm, prevail over, get the better of, get the upper hand over, gain mastery over, master, control, overthrow, overturn, upset, subdue, suppress, subjugate, hegemonize, repress, quell, quash, crush, finish, bring someone to their knees, break, conquer, defeat, vanquish, beat, be victorious over, gain a victory over, triumph over, best, worst, trounce, rout 1.1 Be too intense for; overwhelm. they were overpowered by the fumes Example sentencesExamples The more you chew, the more the taste intensifies, eventually overpowering the other ingredients. The sadness is overpowering, like all-day darkness of a winter polar station. I sat there gazing at Robert and the more I did, the more an intense feeling overpowered me. Heavily perfumed nose, almost overpowering, with a dominance of apricot and peach blossom. The fumes were overpowering and the engines made a terrible racket. The latter feeling quickly overpowered the former as the intimidating thought of starting her life over filled her mind. The domination of media and advertising can overpower our personal lives with a bigger, more fearful world. His overwhelming need for sleep overpowered any attempt to think at all. As much as I love it, its strong taste overpowers the avocado - not bad guacamole, but I like a subtler variety. The atmosphere is laid on thick, but it never overpowers the story, instead giving it weight and breadth. The broth was a little too buttery, with some slightly overpowering raw garlic dominating the flavour. In hotter years the wine can show a piercing fragrance of blackcurrants and raspberries that easily overpower the earthy finish. The sauce was sensational; rich and intensely flavoured, it enhanced but didn't overpower the meat. The intense scent is almost overpowering in a small room on a warm day. The intense flavors of the cheese and veg overpower the delicate meat. Such occasions were dominated by the overpowering splendour of the Aksumite rulers. As he came toward the reactor, his sadness and confusion was overpowered by his fighter pilot instincts. But sadness for his friend's unchanged fate was soon overpowered by an urgent awareness of his own. The need to paint, for me, is to try to control overpowering emotional forces. Unfortunately, the more intense citrus and grainy mustard dressing overpowered the delicate ginger it was prepared with. Synonyms overwhelming, burdensome, oppressive, weighty, unbearable, unendurable, intolerable, shattering, intimidating, overbearing, dominating stifling, suffocating, pervasive, penetrating, strong, pungent, powerful overcome, overwhelm, sweep over, move, stir, affect, touch, impress, sweep someone off their feet, strike, stun, shake, disturb, devastate, take aback, daze, leave speechless, spellbind, dazzle, floor
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