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overmatch

/oh-ver-mach/US // ˌoʊ vərˈmætʃ //UK // mainly US //

超配,超额配比,超配的,超额配给

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat: an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
    • : to match against another of superior strength, ability, or the like.

Examples

  • Since 1950, storms that overmatch design specifications for infrastructure like dikes and dams have become increasingly common around the country, according to a 2019 study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

  • It is not too much to say that the conqueror of Port Republic was an overmatch in strategy and technique of war for his opponents.

  • The late king of Prussia was more than once pitted against his imperial sovereign; and commonly proved an overmatch for him.

  • The rich returns of honest labor render harmless temptations which would prove an overmatch for the average virtue of New England.

  • No facts or evidence can prove an overmatch for the inherited convictions of a thousand generations.

  • He certainly would be an overmatch for me, I knew, should I try to stand up to him, but that was not my intention.