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单词 overcome
释义 overcome
I. overcome \|ōvə(r)|kəm\ verb
Etymology: Middle English overcomen, from Old English ofercuman, from ofer, adverb, over + cuman to come
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to get the better of : surmount, conquer, subdue
  < search out and overcome the difficulties — George Sampson >
  < finally overcame the opposition of the traditionalists — Helen Sullivan >
  < the difficulty of language had to be overcome — L.S.B.Leakey >
 b. : to affect or influence so strongly as to make physically helpless or emotionally distraught (as from exhaustion or agitation) : overpower, overwhelm
  < were overcome by fear — H.E.Scudder >
  < too much overcome to notice what was in it — L.A.G.Strong >
  < overcome by the … champagne — Kenneth Roberts >
 c. archaic : to go beyond : exceed, outstrip
 d. obsolete : complete, accomplish
2.
 a. archaic : to come or pass over : spread to flow over
 b. obsolete : to come over suddenly
intransitive verb
1. : to gain the superiority : win
 < strong in the faith that truth would overcome >
2. chiefly dialect : to regain consciousness after a swoon
Synonyms: see conquer
II. over·come \ˈō(ə)rˌkəm, ˈōvər-, -ku̇m\ noun
Etymology: over (III) + obsolete English come action of coming, from Middle English — more at downcome
1. chiefly Scotland : surplus
2. chiefly Scotland : something (as the burden of a song or a trite phrase) that is often repeated
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