overawe

英[ˌəʊvərˈɔ:]
美[ˌoʊvərˈɔ]

基本释义

vt.
吓倒,吓住

词性变化

实用例句

Don't be overawed by people in authority, however important they are...

不管当官儿的职权有多大,都不要被他们吓倒。

He's never been overawed or intimidated by big occasions.

各种大场合都没让他犯过憷。

Truth does not strike a pose to overawe people but talks and acts honestly and sincerely.

凡真理都不装样子吓人,它只是老老实实地说下去和做下去.

期刊摘选

The entire metropolitan center possessed a high and mighty air calculated to overawe and abash the common applicant.

整个市中心区有着一种高傲的神气,好像故意要让一些前来寻找职业的普通人感到惶恐不安.

《简明英汉词典》

英英释义

Verb
  • 1. subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

最新英语单词

词汇分类
高中词汇CET4词汇CET6词汇TOEFL词汇IELTS词汇GRE词汇考研词汇
首字母索引
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

本站部分内容源于互联网公开信息及用户分享,旨在提供便捷的汉语查询服务。如内容涉及版权或表述问题,请及时联系我们,我们将第一时间核实处理。

Copyright © 2013-2025 汉文智库 All Rights Reserved 赣ICP备16001187号-2

汉文智库是专业的汉语查询平台,致力于提供权威、准确的汉语词典、成语大全、近义词反义词、古诗词查询等服务。合作与反馈请联系QQ:2830130449。