- 词义辨析
overcome, conquer, defeat, win
这组词都可表示“获胜”“打败”。它们的区别是:
win表示“获胜”“赢得”,指在竞赛或战斗中击败对方,宾语一般是战役或胜利等; conquer表示“征服”,此词应用范围很广,既可指靠武力或精神道德方面的力量使对方屈服,又可指在排除障碍和阻力后取得胜利,该词强调的不仅是击败对方,而且还包括使对方就范; defeat应用范围也很广,但不像conquer那样含有彻底击败或征服的意思,而是强调暂时的胜利; overcome的意思是“克服”“战胜”,既可用于战斗或任何竞赛,又可用于感情、习惯等方面,强调压倒或胜过。例如:
There has been a tremendous international effort to conquer cancer.全世界已作出了巨大努力来征服癌症。
They acknowledged having been defeated.他们承认被打败了。
We have the courage to overcome difficulties.我们有战胜困难的勇气。
overcome, conquer, surmount, vanquish
这组词共同的意思是“征服”。指克服困难,改掉不良习惯或克制某种情感时, conquer和overcome可以通用; conquer意为“征服,占领”,多指用武力攻取,达到对其领土及政治实体等的控制; vanquish意为“征服,击溃”,特指军事力量,在战斗中彻底打败敌方; overcome和surmount都指“战胜,克服”困难、引诱或恐惧心理等抽象的事物,但surmount更强调运用意志力去克服。
conquer,overcome,overthrow,defeat,beat,subdue
这些动词都含“征服,战胜”之意。
conquer侧重战胜和控制。书面用词。
overcome多指战胜或克服非物质的东西,如困难和不良习惯等。语气较弱也可指在斗争或竞争中战胜或压倒对方。
overthrow指彻底击败对手,使其丧失力量和地位。
defeat普通用词,多指在战争、比赛、竞选或辩论中战胜对手,侧重胜利的暂时性。
beat口笔语都可用,可与defeat换用。
subdue正式用词,与conquer同义,但强调失败后的臣服状态;也可用作借喻,表克制、压抑感情、欲望等。
- 速记技巧
联想记忆法
over过来,come出来。已经经过了、出来了,说明已经克服了苦难、战胜了敌人。
词根记忆法:
over-在…上+come来over-,在上,超过,come,来到。原义为赶上,超过,引申词义克服,战胜。
- 知识拓展
单词扩展
overwhelming adj.压倒性的;淹没的
重要短语
overcome difficulties 克服困难;战胜困难
overcome myself 克服自己
overcome all difficulties 排除万难
overcome fear 克服恐惧
- 双语例句 更多例句
A firefighter was overcome by fumes at a blaze in a plastics factory.
一名消防队员在一家塑料厂的火灾中被烟熏倒了.
《简明英汉词典》
编者编纂这本书的目的在于帮助学英语的中国学生解决阅读时可能遇到的许多困难。
汉英大词典
The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair...
考试前的晚上,恐惧和绝望让我内心无比惊慌。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
The residents were trying to escape from the fire but were overcome by smoke.
居民试图逃离火场,却被浓烟熏倒了。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Once this difficulty is overcome, other problems will be easy to solve.
攻下这一关, 其他问题就好办了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
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。
朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue.
两个政党设法弥合了在这个问题上的分歧。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
His extensive experience in other parts of Asia helped him to overcome cultural barriers.
在亚洲其他地区的广泛经历帮助他克服了文化障碍.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 相关词组
- overcome all difficulties排除万难;
- overcome differences and seek common ground求同存异
- overcome difficulty克服困难;战胜困难
- be overcome by one's feelings情不自禁
- overcome poverty脱贫;
- overcome people with virtue以德服人;
- overcome myself战胜自己;克服自己;克服你自己
- overcome friction克服摩擦力
- easily overcome容易克服的;摧枯拉朽
- overcome all worldly thoughts and enter sainthood超凡入圣
- overcome fear克服恐惧
- tremendous power to overcome difficulties回天之力;
- be overcome被压倒;
- overcome an obstacle克服一个障碍
- overcome difficulties战胜困难;克服困难;
- overcome by feeling of sorrow悲从中来;
- overcome one's own shortcomings by learning from each other's strong points截长补短
- be overcome with为…所压倒/制服;
- overcome all the difficulties in the way过关斩将;过五关斩六将
- overcome with an irresistible force排山倒海;
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