overcome
verb
ˌəʊvəˈkʌm
verb
1
to
successfully
control
a
feeling
or
problem
that
prevents
you
from
achieving
something
控制〔感情〕; 克服〔困难〕
He
struggled
to
overcome
his
shyness.
他努力克服自己的羞怯。
Her
financial
problems
could
no
longer
be
overcome.
她的经济困难再也无法克服。
2
if
smoke
or
gas
overcomes
someone,
they
become
extremely
sick
or
unconscious
because
they
breathe
it
被〔烟或煤气〕熏得失去知觉; 被呛晕
usually passive 一般用被动态
The
engineer
was
working
on
the
freezer
when
he
was
overcome
by
gas.
工程师在修理冰柜时被煤气熏倒了。
3
if
an
emotion
overcomes
someone,
they
cannot
behave
normally
because
they
feel
the
emotion
so
strongly
被〔感情〕所控制，受到情绪的极大影响
[+
with
]
Charles
was
overcome
with
grief.
查尔斯悲痛欲绝。
4
to
fight
and
win
against
someone
or
something
征服，战胜
Australia
overcame
the
Netherlands
2-1.
澳大利亚队以 2 比 1 战胜了荷兰队。