overbear
英 [əʊvə'beə]
美
畅通词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数: overbears;过去式: overbore;过去分词: overborne;现在分词: overbearing;
英文词源
- overbear (v.)
- late 14c., "to carry over," from over- + bear (v.). Meaning "to bear down by weight of physical force" is from 1535 (in Coverdale), originally nautical, of an overwhelming wind; figurative sense of "to overcome and repress by power, authority, etc." is from 1560s.
英英释意
- 1. overcome;
- "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"
- 2. bear too much
- 3. contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
