overawed
past simple and past participle ofoverawe
单词 | overawed |
释义 | overawed past simple and past participle ofoverawe overawe verb[Tusually passive] uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔː/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑː/tocausesomeone tofeelamixtureofrespectandfear: Some of theplayersweretotallyoverawed byplayingtheirfirstgameat thenationalstadium. Frightening and scaring
Examplesofoverawedoverawed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. No doubt we were all supposed to beoverawedby 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They went to local accountants, solicitors or banks, but often they wereoverawed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Lastly, and this is the advice of excellence, those who are interviewed need not beoverawedas they are to-day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even the medium-size firms find themselvesoverawedby 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They invariably begin by feelingoverawedat the prospect of conducting a quasi-judicial appeal without assistance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Do not let us beoverawedby too much sentiment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that on occasion individuals and groups feeloverawedby the advice which the large organisations have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is too restrictive because we know that many parents areoverawed, 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am no lessoverawedthis afternoon, but circumstances prevent my restraining myself in this debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am almostoverawedby the experience and knowledge of speakers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He came here and was completelyoverawedby the place, as people are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Youngsters can beoverawedby this presentation and its image. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that in discussing matters of this kind we shall not becomeoverawedby people who have vested interests in being anti-nuclear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are talking of witnesses who may find the process difficult, who may beoverawed, or who may be reluctant, perhaps because of fear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I realise that there are attendant dangers in that, for one tends to become toooverawedwhile waiting to speak. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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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