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overbear + object
The dictator overbore all opposition.
独裁者压服了所有反对派。
压倒；压制；支配
overborne — past participle of overbear · irregular form
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
压倒；压制；支配
To overwhelm or defeat by weight, force, or authority; to dominate or oppress.
The dictator overbore all opposition.
独裁者压服了所有反对派。
以重量或力量强行推进；压倒,克服。
To push through by physical weight or strength; to overwhelm, overcome.
胜过；支配,制服；压迫。
To prevail over; to dominate, overpower; to oppress.
结出过多的果实。
To produce an overabundance of fruit.
overbear
Base
原形
overbears
3rd person
第三人称单数
overbearing
-ing
现在分词
overbore
Past
过去式
overborne
Past participle
过去分词
He overbears his opponents.
他压制对手。
The heavy rain overbore the roof.
大雨压垮了屋顶。
The tree has overborne fruit this year.
这棵树今年结果实过多。
不规则动词：过去式overbore，过去分词overborne
The strict teacher overbears her students with constant criticism.
严厉的老师用不断的批评来压制她的学生。
The weight of expectations overbore him until he collapsed.
期望的重担压垮了他，直到他崩溃。
They were overborne by the sheer force of the opposition.
他们被反对派的强大力量压倒了。
The dictator overbore all opposition.
独裁者压服了所有反对派。
用于形容植物结果实或繁殖过度。
The apple tree overbore this year.
这棵苹果树今年结果实过多。
They were overborne by the sheer weight of evidence.
他们被确凿证据压倒了。
Not this
He is very overbear.
Use this
He is very overbearing.
“overbear”是动词，而“overbearing”才是形容词，意为“霸道的；盛气凌人的”。学习者容易混淆动词原形和形容词形式，导致错误使用。
Not this
The apple tree overbears many fruits this year.
Use this
The apple tree overbears with fruits this year.
“overbear”作不及物动词表示“结果实过多”时，不能直接接宾语，需用介词“with”引出果实。直接加宾语是受到及物用法或中文“结出很多果实”的影响。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
被悲伤压垮
After her husband's sudden death, she was completely overborne by grief.
在丈夫突然去世后，她完全被悲伤压垮了。
压制（他人的）意志
A dominant parent may overbear a child's will, leaving the child unable to make independent decisions.
强势的父母可能会压制孩子的意志，使孩子无法独立做决定。
压倒反对意见
She overbore all their objections to the new policy.
她压倒了他们对新政策的所有反对意见。
被重量压垮；因负重而不支
The shelf was overborne by the weight of the heavy books.
书架被沉重的书本压垮了。
Use overborne naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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记忆：over（超过）+ bear（熊）→ 大熊压顶，让你无法承受，即“压倒、制服”。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式文献、文学描写 该词在表示‘压倒、压制’的含义时比较罕见，多用于正式或文学语境；日常口语中不常用，可用 overpower 或 overwhelm 代替。
及物动词意为威压、压服、压抑；不及物动词意为结果实过多、繁殖过度。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.