overpower

US [ˌoʊvərˈpaʊr]
UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈpaʊə(r)]
  • v.（以较强力量）征服；压倒；令人折服；使难以忍受
  • Web制服；压制；打败
Simple Present：overpowers  Present Participle：overpowering  Past Tense：overpowered  

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overpower
v.
1.
~ sb
（以较强力量）征服，制胜to defeat or gain control over sb completely by using greater strength
Police finally managed to overpower the gunman.
警察最终制伏了持枪歹徒。
2.
~ sb/sth
压倒；令人折服；使难以忍受to be so strong or great that it affects or disturbs sb/sth seriously
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。

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1.
Sometimes our mind tends to overpower the heart. It's our logical faculty after all right?
有时候，意念的力量可以超越内心，我们的逻辑思维都是对的吗？
yǒu shí hou , yì niàn de lì liang kě yǐ chāo yuè nèi xīn , wǒ men de luó jí sī wéi dōu shì duì de ma ?
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2.
But a real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood.
但是，真正的男子汉，不会让恐惧死亡战胜责任、荣誉和雄风。
dàn shì , zhēn zhèng de nán zǐ hàn , bú huì ràng kǒng jù sǐ wáng zhàn shèng zé rèn 、 róng yù hé xióng fēng 。
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3.
Other people or external forces over which you have no control seem to subtly undermine your efforts - or try to overpower you altogether.
你无法掌控他人或外界压力，他们会在无形中破坏你的努力，或者试图压倒你。
nǐ wú fǎ zhǎng kòng tā rén huò wài jiè yā lì , tā men huì zài wú xíng zhōng pò huài nǐ de nǔ lì , huò zhě shì tú yā dǎo nǐ 。
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4.
There are a lot of butchers' shops there, and I thought I'd easily be able to overpower the staff and drag off a joints of meat.
那里有好多肉店，我想我能够轻松地制服那些工作人员，然后拖走一大块肉。
nà li yǒu hǎo duō ròu diàn , wǒ xiǎng wǒ néng gòu qīng sōng de zhì fú nà xiē gōng zuò rén yuán , rán hòu tuō zǒu yī dà kuài ròu 。
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5.
He bested Kenobi, knocking the Jedi unconscious with a brutal Force push, but was unable to overpower Skywalker.
他战胜克诺比，用野蛮的原力推击昏这名绝地，但无法击败天行者。
tā zhàn shèng kè nuò bǐ , yòng yě mán de yuán lì tuī jī hūn zhè míng jué dì , dàn wú fǎ jī bài tiān xíng zhě 。
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6.
You need to be able to overpower your opponent on defense, for rebounds, going to the hoop and even fighting for loose balls.
无论是防守、篮板、上篮还是抢球，你都需要具有压倒对手的能力。
wú lùn shì fáng shǒu 、 lán bǎn 、 shàng lán hái shì qiǎng qiú , nǐ dōu xū yào jù yǒu yā dǎo duì shǒu de néng lì 。
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The art is not the hero; the design or text, or both, overpower the art, which does absolutely nothing to elevate illustration.
艺术是不是英雄的设计或文本，或两者兼而有之，压倒了艺术，而这绝对没有什么可提升的例证。
yì shù shì bu shì yīng xióng de shè jì huò wén běn , huò liǎng zhě jiān ér yǒu zhī , yā dǎo le yì shù , ér zhè jué duì méi yǒu shén me kě tí shēng de lì zhèng 。
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8.
But indicating that he and two other passengers had decided to try to overpower the hijackers.
还暗示他和另外两名乘客已经决定尝试制服劫机者。
hái àn shì tā hé lìng wài liǎng míng chéng kè yǐ jīng jué dìng cháng shì zhì fú jié jī zhě 。
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Growing up to a length of 20 centimeters or 7. 9 inches, the bullfrog preys on any animal that it can overpower and stuff down its throat.
当牛娃长到20厘米或7.9英寸时，它们就会捕食任何可以控制并能吞咽下去的猎物。
dāng niú wá cháng dào èr shí lí mǐ huò qī diǎn jiǔ yīng cùn shí , tā men jiù huì bǔ shí rèn hé kě yǐ kòng zhì bìng néng tūn yàn xià qù de liè wù 。
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Also, check to see if the projector is bright enough to overpower the room's lighting.
同时要检查看看投影仪的亮度是否比房间的亮度强。
tóng shí yào jiǎn chá kàn kan tóu yǐng yí de liàng dù shì fǒu bǐ fáng jiān de liàng dù qiáng 。
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