overbear

英 [əʊvə'beə] 美
  • vt. 压服;克服
  • vi. 结实过多

畅通词汇

英英释义


1. overcome;
"overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"
2. bear too much
3. contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

英文词源


overbear (v.)
late 14c., "to carry over," from over- + bear (v.). Meaning "to bear down by weight of physical force" is from 1535 (in Coverdale), originally nautical, of an overwhelming wind; figurative sense of "to overcome and repress by power, authority, etc." is from 1560s.

词态变化


第三人称单数: overbears;过去式: overbore;过去分词: overborne;现在分词: overbearing;