overcome
英[??v?'k?m]
美[,ov?'k?m]
- vt. 克服；勝過
- vi. 克服；得勝
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?overcomes;過去式:?overcame;過去分詞:?overcome;現在分詞:?overcoming;
助記提示
1、over- + come.
2、一種解釋：來到上方、上面，也就是競爭結果處于優勢、得勝后，才會處于上方的狀態。
3、另一種解釋：越過一端來到另一端，也就是跨越障礙，來到勝利的彼岸。
中文詞源
overcome 克服，戰勝
over-,在上，超過，come,來到。原義為趕上，超過，引申詞義克服，戰勝。
英文詞源
- overcome (v.)
- Old English ofercuman "to reach, overtake," also "to conquer, prevail over," from ofer (see over) + cuman "to come" (see come (v.)). A common Germanic compound (Middle Dutch overkomen, Old High German ubarqueman, German überkommen). In reference to mental or chemical force, "to overwhelm, render helpless," it is in late Old English. Meaning "to surmount" (a difficulty or obstacle) is from c. 1200. The Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" was put together c. 1950s from lyrics from Charles Tindley's spiritual "I'll Overcome Some Day" (1901), and melody from pre-Civil War spiritual "No More Auction Block for Me." Related: Overcame; overcoming.
雙語例句
- 1. Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.
- 發現問題后，如何克服它的問題又出現了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I would overcome any weakness, any despair, any fear.
- 我要克服所有的軟弱、絕望和恐懼。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. With repeated applications of weedkiller, the weeds were overcome.
- 經過反復施用除草劑，雜草得以徹底根除。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance.
- 這些困難都已在不影響業績的情況下得到了克服。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He was then overcome by a terrible fit of coughing.
- 接著他便控制不住地劇烈咳嗽了一陣。
來自柯林斯例句