网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 overmatched
释义
overmatched
adjective
US
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈmætʃt/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈmætʃt/
smallerinnumberor lessstrong, good, etc. than someone or something:
被超过的；被击败的；被比下去的
Overmatched,policecalled in the California Highway Patrol in adesperatebidforcontrol.无力招架的警察打电话给加利福尼亚高速公路巡逻队，拼命想要控制住局面。
There's nothing like anenthusiasticcrowdtogalvanizeaseeminglyovermatchedteam.没有什么比热情的观众更能激励一支看似已拜下风的球队。
More examples
  • Sheseemedabitovermatched for thejob.
  • There wereglimpsesof hisbreathtakingtalenton thepitch, but he oftenlookedovermatched.
  • He doesn'tfeellike he's overmatched at thislevel.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Surpassing in quality or number
  • beat
  • catch
  • catch(someone)up
  • compare
  • crown
  • crush
  • dosomethingfor an encoreidiom
  • eclipse
  • encore
  • outcompete
  • outdo
  • outflank
  • outgo
  • outman
  • put/leavesomeonein the shadeidiom
  • shame
  • steal a march onsomeoneidiom
  • stealsomeone'sthunderidiom
  • surpass
  • tower
See more results »
(Definition ofovermatchedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofovermatched

overmatched
They are simplyovermatchedby the book's several flaws.
From theCambridge English Corpus
College coaches that feltovermatchedby the increasing size of offensive lines often switched.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The team was clearlyovermatched, finishing in last place with an 18-33 record, 14 games out of first place.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
We wereovermatchedpsychologically as well as physically.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
They found themselves heavilyovermatchedin the preliminary round, being outscored by 113 points over three games.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Confronted by his superior, he explained his rationale, claiming withdrawal was more hazardous than continuing hisovermatchedartillery duel.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Eventually, theovermatchedenemy is driven back to his homeworld, but the conflict does not cease.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It wasovermatchedfar more in military equipment, industrial facilities, railroads for transport, and wagons supplying the front.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Coming from a small college background, he lookedovermatchedin the appearances he made as a slot cornerback.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He was veryovermatchedthroughout the fight.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It was everywhere -- on the ranches, in the bars thatovermatchedpolice dared not enter and in the ranch bunkhouses where dealers dropped by like door-to-door salesmen.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The challenger was severelyovermatchedand the race turned out to be little more than a training run for the champion who won easily in a time of 24 minutes.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
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.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/overmatched##
随便看

　

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。

　

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/2/10 20:59:10