| 词汇 | overawe |
| 释义 | overawe verb[ Tusually passive ] uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔː/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑː/ to cause someone to feel a mixture of respect and fear: 使胆怯;使畏惧;吓住 Some of the players were totally overawed by playing their first game at the national stadium.有些选手第一次在国家体育场比赛特别怯场。 Frightening and scaring chill someone to the bone/marrowidiom cow cow someone into something/doing something creep curdle daylight frighten/scare someone out of their witsidiom ghoulish ghoulishly heart-stopping heebie-jeebies jump scare scare scare someone into doing something scare someone shitlessidiom scare/frighten the life out of someoneidiom scaremongering send shiver witless Examples of overaweoverawe Preferences went the other way for overawing, backed by 66%, and we may well conclude that its different treatment goes with having more than one syllable. No doubt we were all supposed to be overawed by it and to think that it represented good value for money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They went to local accountants, solicitors or banks, but often they were overawed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Lastly, and this is the advice of excellence, those who are interviewed need not be overawed as they are to-day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that there are some people who think that the proper way to keep crowds in order is to overawe them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even the medium-size firms find themselves overawed by the voices of the big companies which carry so much sway in employers' associations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a clumsy attempt to overawe the authorities but it will not succeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They invariably begin by feeling overawed at the prospect of conducting a quasi-judicial appeal without assistance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not let us be overawed by too much sentiment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that on occasion individuals and groups feel overawed by the advice which the large organisations have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is too restrictive because we know that many parents are overawed, if not diffident, about the way in which schools are run. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am no less overawed this afternoon, but circumstances prevent my restraining myself in this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am almost overawed by the experience and knowledge of speakers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He came here and was completely overawed by the place, as people are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Youngsters can be overawed by this presentation and its image. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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