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

• 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。
• His lust for her grew until it was overpowering.
  他企图在肉体上占有她的欲望变得一发不可收拾。
• Candy has a rather overpowering personality and tends to intimidate some people.
  凯笛有相当强悍的个性，因而惯于威胁一些人。
• Because he's not some overpowering, macho guy.
  因为他不是一个无法抵抗，大男子主义的人。
• 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。
• He's suffering from overpowering feelings of guilt.
  强烈的负罪感正折磨着他。
• When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.
  当神秘的事物让人无法理解，没有人可以不服从。
• This perfume is strong but the smell is not overpowering.
  这种香水的香味儿浓而不劣。