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overpower

/əʊvəˈpaʊə/ /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/

Meanings
verb

制服，压制

To subdue someone by superior force.

Examples :

"We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours."
我们仅用了几个小时就凭借优势兵力制服了敌军。
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Related Words

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superior noun

/suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/ /suːˈpɪɹiɚ/

上级， superior

"The superior in our department handled the challenging project with ease. "

我们部门的领导很轻松地处理了这个有挑战性的项目。(Wǒmen bùmén de lǐngdǎo hěn qīngsōng de chǔlǐ le zhège yǒu tiǎozhàn xìng de xiàngmù.)

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powerful adjective

/ˈpaʊəfl/ /ˈpaʊɚfəl/

强大，有力的，有权力的。

"The new school principal is a powerful advocate for student success. "

新来的校长是学生成功的强有力倡导者。

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strategies noun

/ˈstrætədʒiz/ /ˈstrætɪdʒiz/

战略，兵法.

"The general studied different strategies to win the war. "

这位将军研究了不同的战略兵法，以求赢得战争。

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strength noun

/stɹɛŋkθ/

力量，强度。

"It requires great strength to lift heavy objects."

举起重物需要很大的力气。

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ambitious adjective

/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/

有雄心，有抱负。

"an ambitious person"

一个有雄心壮志的人

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slightly adverb

/ˈslaɪtli/

稍微，略微。

"He was slightly built, but tall."

他身材略显单薄，但个子很高。

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imperceptible adjective

/ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪbəl/ /ˌɪmpɚˈsɛptɪbəl/

不易察觉，难以察觉。

"We all missed the imperceptible shake of his head as he tried to warn us without being seen."

为了不被人发现，他试图警告我们，我们却都没注意到他那几乎无法察觉的摇头。

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opposing verb

/əˈpoʊzɪŋ/ /oʊˈpoʊzɪŋ/

反对，抵抗。

"There is still time to oppose this plan."

现在反对这个计划还来得及。

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excessively adverb

/ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/

过度地，过分地.

"The application form was excessively complicated."

那份申请表过于复杂了。

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overpowered verb

/ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd/ /ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərɪd/

制服，压制，征服

"We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours."

我们只用了几个小时就压制住了敌军。

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intensity noun

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

强度，强烈，剧烈。

"The intensity of the music made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

音乐的强度太大了，让我很难集中精力做作业。

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overpowers verb

/ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərz/

制服，压制

"We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours."

我们在几个小时内就制服了敌军。