overawe
verb /ˌəʊvərˈɔː/
/ˌəʊvərˈɔː/
[usually passive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they overawe | /ˌəʊvərˈɔː/ /ˌəʊvərˈɔː/ |
| he / she / it overawes | /ˌəʊvərˈɔːz/ /ˌəʊvərˈɔːz/ |
| past simple overawed | /ˌəʊvərˈɔːd/ /ˌəʊvərˈɔːd/ |
| past participle overawed | /ˌəʊvərˈɔːd/ /ˌəʊvərˈɔːd/ |
| -ing form overawing | /ˌəʊvərˈɔːɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈɔːɪŋ/ |
- overawe somebody to impress somebody so much that they feel nervous or frightened
使极为敬畏；使胆怯 - The younger players were overawed by the occasion and played badly.
年轻球员被这种场合吓住了，打得很差。
- The younger players were overawed by the occasion and played badly.