overawe

英[ˌəʊvər'ɔː] 美[ˌoʊvər'ɔː]
  • vt. 威慑；威震
overawed overawed overawing overawes
  • over prep.在...的上方；遍及地；在...期间adv.穿过；完全覆盖；结束；落下n.(板球中)每个投球手一次连续所投出的球数
  • overact vi.做的过火；演得过火vt.把(角色)表演得过火
  • overage adj.老而失效的；过老的n.过多
  • overall adj.全部的；总体的；全面考虑的adv.总的来说；总共n.罩衫；工作服
  • overarch vt.在…上做拱；成为...的中心，在…中起决定作用vi.成拱形

详细释义

Verb:
  1. subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

双语例句

1. The entire metropolitan center possessed a high and mighty air calculated to overawe and abash the common applicant.
整个市中心区有着一种高傲的神气,好像故意要让一些前来寻找职业的普通人感到惶恐不安.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Truth does not strike a pose to overawe people but talks and acts honestly and sincerely.
凡真理都不装样子吓人,它只是老老实实地说下去和做下去.

来自互联网

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. It is this advantage that gives the nuclear weapon the power to overawe.
      正是这个优势赋予了核武器威慑力量。
    2. The district cooperation can overawe across the area drug dealers'organization.
      区域协作可对跨区毒贩组织形成威慑。

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