overcome
verb- overcome something
to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving something 克服；解决 She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal. 她战胜了伤痛，赢得了奥运会金牌。 The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue. 两个政党设法弥合了在这个问题上的分歧。 He finally managed to overcome his fear of flying 他终于克服了对飞行的恐惧 He overcame a strong temptation to run away. 他抵制了要逃跑的强烈诱惑。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failureb2Therapy helped her overcome her fear. 治疗帮助她战胜了恐惧。 These problems were never entirely overcome. 从未完全克服这些困难。 There are at least two major obstacles that must be overcome. 至少有两大障碍必须要克服。 This problem is largely overcome by printing out a new set of data. 这个问题在很大程度上可以通过打印出一组新数据来解决。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- successfully
- not entirely
- …
- be able to
- help (to)
- help somebody (to)
- …
- an attempt to overcome something
- overcome somebody/something
to defeat somebody 战胜 Extra ExamplesShe overcame strong opposition to take the title. 她力克强大的对手，夺得了冠军。 This could be the year that he finally overcomes his great rival and clinches the championship. 这可能是他最终战胜他的伟大对手并赢得冠军的一年。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- successfully
- not entirely
- …
- be able to
- help (to)
- help somebody (to)
- …
- an attempt to overcome something
- [usually passive] overcome somebody
to affect somebody very strongly 受到…的极大影响 Her parents were overcome with grief at the funeral. 在葬礼上她的父母悲痛欲绝。 Overcome by curiosity, the boy looked through the window. 出于好奇，男孩透过窗户看了看。 The dead woman had been overcome by smoke. 这个女人是被烟呛死的。
Extra ExamplesHe was suddenly overcome with remorse for the harm he had done. 他猛然对自己造成的伤害感到懊悔不已。 She felt almost overcome by a tide of relief. 她因强烈的解脱感觉几乎不能自持。 She felt quite overcome by their kindness. 她因他们的热情而感觉手足无措。 The officers on duty were visibly overcome, many of them in tears. 那些值班的官员明显不能自持，许多人都流出了眼泪。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- quite
- almost
- …
- by
- with
Word OriginOld English ofercuman (see over-, come).