overawe

英 [əʊvər'ɔː]美

vt. 威慑；吓住；使大感敬畏

中文词源

overawe 使极为敬畏

over-,超过，过度，awe,敬畏。

英文词源

overawe (v.)

1570s, from over- + awe (v.). Perhaps coined by Spenser. Related: Overawed; overawing.

双语例句

1. 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.

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2. 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.

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