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单词 overmatch
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Definition of overmatch in English:

overmatch

verb əʊvəˈmatʃˌoʊvərˈmætʃ
[with object]usually as adjective overmatchedNorth American
  • Be stronger, better armed, or more skilful than.

    〈主北美〉比…强,武器装备比…优越;技术比…娴熟

    the city's overmatched police
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If it was a demon, or something worse, the elves will be badly overmatched.
    • In person, overmatched players are more clearly, visually apparent.
    • The match was played in front of virtually no spectators, but it was obvious from the beginning that the Bulgarian team was overmatched.
    • They were nice enough guys, but both had been golfing more than once in the last 5 years, so we were overmatched from the start.
    • So, like all overmatched rich guys, he plays it right down the middle, afraid to give us anything to like or hate.
    • But some nights this group of defensemen simply will be overmatched.
    • He'll spend the fall beating overmatched cornerbacks.
    • Steven, Kiri and now Monty were channeling every dreg of their formidable power into their defense of Rose, but they were overmatched.
    • He now can hit average fastballs; he was overmatched against them before.
    • The team finished 28th in pass defense last season and was overmatched completely against good quarterbacks.
    • The post players are solid, but they could be overmatched against teams with strong post play.
    • Yet there is something sad about the whole thing, particularly the harsh reality that even the great ones can be overmatched at this level.
    • As a warrior I'm afraid that your friend is sorely overmatched.
    • Though they can be overmatched defensively, it's hard to fault the results.
    • He's still overmatched defensively at times, but that's probably not going to change.
    • But he played center all season and was overmatched against bigger centers.
    • The team must get better play at defensive tackle to take some pressure off a secondary that is sometimes overmatched.
    • Unfortunately, the instant their blades made contact, she knew herself to be dangerously overmatched.
    • They're old enough to know they're overmatched, but young enough to think they might have a chance.
    • It wasn't the man's fault that he was severely overmatched by someone that could effectively disable him and his weapon of choice in less than forty seconds.

Definition of overmatch in US English:

overmatch

verbˌoʊvərˈmætʃˌōvərˈmaCH
[with object]usually as adjective overmatchedNorth American
  • Be stronger, better armed, or more skillful than.

    〈主北美〉比…强,武器装备比…优越;技术比…娴熟

    the city's overmatched police
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He's still overmatched defensively at times, but that's probably not going to change.
    • He now can hit average fastballs; he was overmatched against them before.
    • Though they can be overmatched defensively, it's hard to fault the results.
    • Yet there is something sad about the whole thing, particularly the harsh reality that even the great ones can be overmatched at this level.
    • It wasn't the man's fault that he was severely overmatched by someone that could effectively disable him and his weapon of choice in less than forty seconds.
    • In person, overmatched players are more clearly, visually apparent.
    • They're old enough to know they're overmatched, but young enough to think they might have a chance.
    • The post players are solid, but they could be overmatched against teams with strong post play.
    • He'll spend the fall beating overmatched cornerbacks.
    • But he played center all season and was overmatched against bigger centers.
    • Unfortunately, the instant their blades made contact, she knew herself to be dangerously overmatched.
    • If it was a demon, or something worse, the elves will be badly overmatched.
    • So, like all overmatched rich guys, he plays it right down the middle, afraid to give us anything to like or hate.
    • They were nice enough guys, but both had been golfing more than once in the last 5 years, so we were overmatched from the start.
    • The team finished 28th in pass defense last season and was overmatched completely against good quarterbacks.
    • The team must get better play at defensive tackle to take some pressure off a secondary that is sometimes overmatched.
    • Steven, Kiri and now Monty were channeling every dreg of their formidable power into their defense of Rose, but they were overmatched.
    • As a warrior I'm afraid that your friend is sorely overmatched.
    • The match was played in front of virtually no spectators, but it was obvious from the beginning that the Bulgarian team was overmatched.
    • But some nights this group of defensemen simply will be overmatched.
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