单词 | overcome |
释义 | overcome —overcomer, n. /oh'veuhr kum"/, v. , overcame, overcome, overcoming. v.t. 1. to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy. 2. to prevail over (opposition, a debility, temptations, etc.); surmount: to overcome one's weaknesses. 3. to overpower or overwhelm in body or mind, as does liquor, a drug, exertion, or emotion: I was overcome with grief. 4. Archaic. to overspread or overrun. v.i. 5. to gain the victory; win; conquer: a plan to overcome by any means possible. [bef. 900; ME; OE ofercuman. See OVER-, COME] Syn. 1. vanquish. See defeat. |
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