overpower

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /əʊvəˈpaʊə/    美 /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To subdue someone by superior force. transitive
    — We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.
  2. To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue. transitive
    — Bright light overpowers the eyes.
  3. To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity, etc. transitive
    — The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.
  4. To make excessively powerful. transitive
    — Rather than overpowering the characters or giving them some kind of slow-mo adrenalin abilities, Bloody Days does the most unexpected thing: it introduces a genuinely smart tactical system.

词形变化

overpowers present,singular,third-person overpowering participle,present overpowered participle,past overpowered past

词汇关系

衍生词
overpowerable overpowered overpowerer overpowering

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *pótis
Proto-Italic *potis
Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰúHt
Proto-Italic *som
Proto-Italic *possom
Latin posseder.
Vulgar Latin potēre
Old French pooir
Anglo-Norman poerbor.
Middle English power
English power
English overpower
From over- + power.
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