| 单词 | overpower |
| 释义 | overpower (once / 632 pages) v To overpower is to overcome with greater strength. In order to win an arm-wrestling match, you must overpower your opponent. The word overpower is often used in situations where great force is used or required against some person or thing. One army might overpower another, or a mugger might overpower his victim. But delicate things, like the scent of a perfume, can also overpower you, especially if they're too strong. Our emotions can also overpower us: we cheer after a home run and swoon when it's love at first sight. WORD FAMILYoverpower: overpowered, overpowering, overpowers+/overpowering: overpoweringly/power: overpower, powered, powerful, powering, powerless, powers, superpower/powered: unpowered/powerful: powerfulest, powerfully, powerfulness/powerless: powerlessly, powerlessness/superpower: superpowers USAGE EXAMPLESMr Chandran said an "overpowering smell" first caught his attention. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) Some worry that sponsors are overpowering the refugees with the force of their enthusiasm. New York Times(Jun 30, 2016) The man fired around eight shots in the air before embassy security guards apparently overpowered him, Anadolu said. Time(Dec 20, 2016) 1v overcome by superior force Syn|Hypo|Hyper overmaster, overwhelm steamroll, steamroller overwhelm by using great force beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 2v overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli Syn|Hypo|Hyper overcome, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm devastate overwhelm or overpower clutch, get hold of, seizeaffect killoverwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration benightovertake with darkness or night knock outoverwhelm with admiration staggerastound or overwhelm, as with shock lockhold fast (in a certain state) arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
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