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/ |
- overpower somebody
to defeat or gain control over somebody completely by using greater strength （以较强力量）征服，制胜 - 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