overcome[,əuvə'kʌm]

• vt.
  • 战胜，征服，击败；制伏：

    to overcome one's competitor

    战胜对手

  • 克服：

    to overcome temptations

    经受住各种诱惑

  • [常用被动语态]压倒，抑制，使无能为力(常与by，with连用)：

    He has been overcome with sympathy.

    此时，他充满了同情心。

  • [古语]使泛滥；蔓延于
• vi.
  • 得胜；征服：

    He made a long pause, plainly overcome by the thought.

    他停顿了很长时间，显然陷入了沉思。

• 近义词:

  conquer

• 变形:

  vt.overcame.overcome.overcoming