Word
overborne
压倒；压制；支配
overborne is the past participle of overbear (irregular).
To overwhelm or defeat by weight, force, or authority; to dominate or oppress.
- 1.
To push through by physical weight or strength; to overwhelm, overcome.
以重量或力量强行推进；压倒,克服。
- 2.
To prevail over; to dominate, overpower; to oppress.
胜过；支配,制服；压迫。
- 3.
To produce an overabundance of fruit.
结出过多的果实。
结果过多；以重量或力量强行推进；压倒,克服。；胜过；支配,制服；压迫。；结出过多的果实。；威压
In use
The strict teacher overbears her students with constant criticism.
The weight of expectations overbore him until he collapsed.
They were overborne by the sheer force of the opposition.
overbear + object
The dictator overbore all opposition.
独裁者压服了所有反对派。
overbear (intransitive, of plants)
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。
be overborne by + agent
They were overborne by the sheer weight of evidence.
Connections
Collocations
- be overborne by grief
- 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。
- overbear the will
- 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。
- overbear objections
- 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。
- be overborne by the weight
- 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。
Synonyms
- overwhelm
- 压倒；制服 · overwhelm 强调数量、力量或情感上的完全压倒，日常使用频率远高于 overbear；overbear 偏古旧/书面，且常有物理性‘压过去’的含义。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：over（超过）+ bear（熊）→ 大熊压顶，让你无法承受，即“压倒、制服”。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 overbear 重读音节 -bear (/beə/) 押韵的词有 bear、pear、wear、air、stare（英式读音中均含 /eə/ 或 /eə(r)/）。注意：overhear 拼写上很像 overbear，但读作 /ˌəʊvəˈhɪə/，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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