
overcome基本信息
读法:英 [əʊvə"kʌm] 美 [,ovɚ"kʌm]
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英英释义
Verb:
"defeat your enemies"
"He overcame his shyness"
"He overcame his infirmity"
"Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
中英词源
overcome 克服,战胜
over-,在上,超过,come,来到。原义为赶上,超过,引申词义克服,战胜。
- overcome (v.)
- Old English ofercuman "to reach, overtake," also "to conquer, prevail over," from ofer (see over) + cuman "to come" (see come (v.)). A common Germanic compound (Middle Dutch overkomen, Old High German ubarqueman, German überkommen). In reference to mental or chemical force, "to overwhelm, render helpless," it is in late Old English. Meaning "to surmount" (a difficulty or obstacle) is from c. 1200. The Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" was put together c. 1950s from lyrics from Charles Tindley"s spiritual "I"ll Overcome Some Day" (1901), and melody from pre-Civil War spiritual "No More Auction Block for Me." Related: Overcame; overcoming.
词态变化
第三人称单数 overcomes;
过去式 overcame;
过去分词 overcome;
现在分词 overcoming;
权威造句
- 1. Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.
- 发现问题后,如何克服它的问题又出现了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I would overcome any weakness, any despair, any fear.
- 我要克服所有的软弱、绝望和恐惧。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. With repeated applications of weedkiller, the weeds were overcome.
- 经过反复施用除草剂,杂草得以彻底根除。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance.
- 这些困难都已在不影响业绩的情况下得到了克服。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He was then overcome by a terrible fit of coughing.
- 接着他便控制不住地剧烈咳嗽了一阵。
来自柯林斯例句
近反义词
相似短语
单词分析
这些动词均含“征服,战胜”之意。conquer侧重战胜和控制。书面用词。
overcome多指战胜或克服非物质的东西,如困难和不良习惯等。语气较弱也可指在斗争或竞争中战胜或压倒对方。
overthrow指彻底击败对手,使其丧失力量和地位。
defeat普通用词,多指在战争、比赛、竞选或辩论中战胜对手,侧重胜利的暂时性。
beat口笔语均可用,可与defeat换用。
subdue正式用词,与conquer同义,但强调失败后的臣服状态;也可用作借喻,表克制、压抑感情、欲望等。
记忆方法
1、over- + come.
2、一种解释:来到上方、上面,也就是竞争结果处于优势、得胜后,才会处于上方的状态。
3、另一种解释:越过一端来到另一端,也就是跨越障碍,来到胜利的彼岸。
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