1. vt. & vi.战胜，克服　fight successfully; defeat
2. vt.被（烟、感情等）熏〔压〕倒，使受不了　make helpless; defeat, especially by smoke or by feeling

　表示“被（烟、感情等）熏〔压〕倒，使受不了”时，一般用于被动结构。

　～ difficulties〔shortcomings, weaknesses〕　克服困难〔缺点，弱点〕
　～ prejudices　消除成见
　～ completely〔greatly〕　完全战胜
　～ plainly　显然战胜〔克服〕
　～ by　被…所压倒
　～ by hunger　因饥饿而软弱无力
　～ with　被…所压倒
　～ with fatigue　疲乏得不得了

　He believed the faith that truth would overcome.　他相信真理终会得胜。
　They overcame the enemy easily.　他们轻松地战胜了敌人。
　He has enough courage to overcome the difficulty.　他有足够的勇气来克服这个困难。
　The fire was completely overcome by daybreak.　天亮时，火势被完全控制住了。
　They were overcome with sadness.　他们悲痛欲绝。
　She was overcome by smoke.　她被烟熏倒。

 ♣ overcome, conquer, defeat, win
　参见win条。
 ♣ overcome, conquer, surmount, vanquish
　这组词的共同意思是“征服”。指克服困难，改掉不良习惯或克制某种情感时， conquer和overcome可以通用；conquer意为“征服，占领”，多指用武力攻取，达到对其领土及政治实体等的控制；vanquish意为“征服，击溃”，特指军事力量，在战斗中彻底打败敌方；overcome和surmount都指“战胜，克服”困难、引诱或恐惧心理等抽象的事物，但surmount更强调运用意志力去克服。

　［同义词］ beat, defeat, subdue