overman
/noun oh-ver-muhn for 1, oh-ver-man for 2; verb oh-ver-man/US // noun ˈoʊ vər mən for 1, ˈoʊ vərˌmæn for 2; verb ˌoʊ vərˈmæn //
蚍蜉撼树,蚍蜉撼大树,运动员
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural o·ver·men [oh-ver-muhn for 1; oh-ver-men for 2 ]. /ˈoʊ vər mən for 1; ˈoʊ vərˌmɛn for 2 /.
- : a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
- : a superman.
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
o·ver·manned, o·ver·man·ning.
- : to oversupply with men, especially for service: Indiscriminate hiring had overmanned the factory.
Examples
At this period, Simon Ford, the former overman of the Dochart pit, bore the weight of sixty-five years well.
The racial will, as we have seen, must be taught to aim at the Overman.
A superior tenant rarely sent more than two men to the bedrip, or two men and an overman, that is a foreman.
But, on the other hand, I do believe that each one of us is going to grow into an Overman—in a quite different sense.
She had seen him in his hour of strength, that hour when the overman makes half-gods out of mortals.
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