pa. p. defeated by superior strength,o-verpowered被优势所击败,被压倒。 △3H.VI.1.4.64:“So true men yield,with robbers so o’ermatched.” 好人碰上一大群强盗,势单力薄,也只得屈服。
overmatched
a. oppressed by superior force被优势力量所压迫的。 △1H.VI.4.4.10:“Here is Sir William Lu-cy,who with me / Set from our o’ermatched forces forth for aid.”这位是威廉·路西爵士,我们一同从我们受到强大敌人压迫的部队那里前来求援。