overawe

verb

🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɔː/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they overawe	🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɔː/ 🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɔː/
he / she / it overawes	🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɔːz/ 🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɔːz/
past simple overawed	🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɔːd/ 🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɔːd/
past participle overawed	🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɔːd/ 🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɔːd/
-ing form overawing	🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɔːɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌəʊvərˈɔːɪŋ/

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overawe somebody to impress somebody so much that they feel nervous or frightened使极为敬畏；使胆怯
- The younger players were overawed by the occasion and played badly.较年轻的球员对此感到不知所措，表现不佳。
Topics Feelingsc2