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 stench of burning rubber was overpowering.
  烧焦的橡胶臭气熏天。
• 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。
• 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。
• I felt the animosity, believe me it was almost overpowering, but it was like being in the eye of a raging storm.
  我感觉到从他身上传来的很强烈的愤怒感，相信我，那种愤怒的感觉都快将我吞噬了，就像处在暴风雨的中心似的。
• For a gentleman there are only two decorous states, absolute poverty or overpowering wealth.
  对于一个有身份的人来说，只有两种正派的情况：特别贫困或极其富裕。
• 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。
• The desire for revenge can be overpowering.
  报复的欲望有时会压倒一切。
• Mrs Winter was large and somewhat overpowering.
  温特夫人块头很大，个性也较强悍。
• 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。
• For the first time in my life a feeling of overpowering stinging melancholy seized me.
  有生以来第一次，一种强烈的、痛心的忧郁之感抓住了我的心。