overpowering

英 [ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərɪŋ]

adj.  强烈的; 极强大的; 坚强的
v.  (以较强力量)征服，制胜; 压倒; 令人折服; 使难以忍受
overpower的现在分词

现在分词：overpowering　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18791 / COCA.17552

牛津词典

adj.

• 强烈的；极强大的；坚强的
  very strong or powerful
  1. an overpowering smell of fish
     浓烈的鱼腥味儿
  2. an overpowering personality
     极强的个性
  3. The heat was overpowering.
     酷热难当。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （情感等）强烈得令人难以承受的，不可抗拒的
  Anoverpoweringfeeling is so strong that you cannot resist it.
  1. ...hard, cold, overpowering anger...
     冷酷无情、难以遏制的愤怒
  2. The desire for revenge can be overpowering.
     报复的欲望有时会压倒一切。
• ADJ-GRADED （气味、声音等）盖过一切的，过于强烈的
  Anoverpoweringsmell or sound is so strong that you cannot smell or hear anything else.
  1. There was an overpowering smell of alcohol...
     有一股刺鼻的酒味。
  2. The noise was overpowering.
     噪音吵得人什么都听不清。
• ADJ-GRADED （人）个性极强的，专横的
  Anoverpoweringperson makes other people feel uncomfortable because they have such a strong personality.
  1. Mrs Winter was large and somewhat overpowering.
     温特夫人块头很大，个性也较强悍。
  2. ...an overpowering manner.
     态度专横

英英释义

adj

• so strong as to be irresistible
  1. an overpowering need for solitude
  2. the temptation to despair may become overwhelming
  3. an overwhelming majority
  Synonym:overwhelming

双语例句

• An overpowering reluctance to greet her made him decide that she had not seen him.
  他决心不去同她打招呼，因此认定她没有看见自己。
• The courses also teach people to avoid reacting to overpowering emotions, such as anger.
  这些疗程也教导人们避免对过激的情感作出反应，例如愤怒。
• The two wrestlers fought for hours with no sign of one overpowering the other.
  这两个摔跤运动员搏斗了几小时，但未出现一点谁能摆平谁的迹象。
• They sang that love is significant and overpowering.
  歌手们唱出爱情是伟大的，是至高无上的。
• She knows just how to compliment my vocal stylings without overpowering them.
  她知道怎么去配合我的嗓音，而不是盖过它们。
• The stench of burning rubber was overpowering.
  烧焦的橡胶臭气熏天。
• The human capacity for self-delusion is boundless, and the effects of belief are overpowering.
  人的自欺能力是无穷的，信念的威力压倒一切。
• The overpowering despair that he'd fought so hard to keep at bay washed through the boy.
  一直极力压制的绝望情绪终于将男孩击垮了。
• See, coffee is so overpowering that it can dominate even the strongest of flavorings.
  喏，咖啡的气味太浓烈了，甚至都能盖住味道最重的调味品。
• In this way we could free ourselves from their intoxicating and overpowering binding influence in our daily lives.
  这样，我们在日常生活中就可以从它们对我们的毒害及强大束缚中解脱出来。