overpower

verb

/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə(r)/

/ˌəʊvərˈpaʊər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they overpower	/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊə(r)/ /ˌəʊvərˈpaʊər/
he / she / it overpowers	/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊəz/ /ˌəʊvərˈpaʊərz/
past simple overpowered	/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊəd/ /ˌəʊvərˈpaʊərd/
past participle overpowered	/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊəd/ /ˌəʊvərˈpaʊərd/
-ing form overpowering	/ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈpaʊərɪŋ/

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overpower somebody to defeat or gain control over somebody completely by using greater strength（以较强力量）征服，制胜
- Police finally managed to overpower the gunman.警察最终制伏了持枪歹徒。
- Manchester United completely overpowered their rivals to win 4–0.曼彻斯特联队以4比0彻底击败了他们的对手。
overpower somebody/something to be so strong or great that it affects somebody/something seriously压倒；令人折服；使难以忍受 synonym overwhelm
- Her beauty overpowered him.她的美貌令他倾倒。
- The flavour of the garlic overpowered the meat.大蒜的味道盖过了肉味。

BNC: 13782 COCA: 12285

overpower