overbear
动词 v.
英 /əʊvəˈbɛː/
美 /ˌoʊ.vɚˈbɛɹ/
英文释义
动词 v.
- To carry over.
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To push through by physical weight or strength; to overwhelm, overcome.
— I attacked first and they were overborne, / Glad to apologize and even suing / Pardon for what they'd never thought of doing.
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To prevail over; to dominate, overpower; to oppress.
— It often fals, in course of common life, / That right long time is overborne of wrong […].
- To produce an overabundance of fruit.
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English overberen; equivalent to over- + bear.
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