overlord

英 [ˈəʊvəlɔːd]

美 [ˈoʊvərlɔːrd]

n.  (尤指旧时的)领主，庄主，大王

复数：overlords　

法律

BNC.16233 / COCA.24343

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指旧时的）领主，庄主，大王
  (especially in the past) a person who has power over many other people
  1. feudal overlords
     封建领主

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 霸主；巨头
  If you refer to someone as anoverlord, you mean that they have great power and are likely to use it in a bad way.
  1. We really don't want to be the overlords of the Palestinian population...
     我们真的并不希望成为巴勒斯坦人民的太上皇。
  2. The running of Welsh rugby was left in chaos yesterday after a vote of no confidence in the game's overlords.
     昨天，在对威尔士橄榄球界几位巨头投了不信任票后，该运动的管理陷入一片混乱。
• N-COUNT （旧时的）君主，领主
  In former times, anoverlordwas someone who had power over many people.
  1. Henry II was the first king to be recognized as overlord of Ireland.
     亨利二世是第一位被承认为爱尔兰领主的国王。

英英释义

noun

• a person who has general authority over others
  Synonym:masterlord

双语例句

• Henry II was the first king to be recognized as overlord of Ireland.
  亨利二世是第一位被承认为爱尔兰领主的国王。
• Welcome and join and open up little overlord tomorrows together.
  欢迎加盟，共同开拓小霸王的明天。
• One song overlord don't, singing exhausted human life to leave sorrow don't hate;
  一曲霸王别姬，唱尽人间的离愁别恨；
• This is not the Overlord regulations and outright fraud have done?
  这不是霸王条例和明目张胆的欺诈行为吗？
• Because of the absolute rule of Charles, the confrontation between Charles I and the parliament developed into the civil war. First in the Olympian crowd sat Zeus himself, the overlord of gods and men and the wielder of the thunderbolt.
  由于查尔斯的君权神授统治权，他与议会的对质发展成了内战。众神中，宙斯权力最大，是众神和人类的最高统治者，掌管着雷电。
• Secure one's overlord ship in the market
  巩固在市场上的霸主地位
• He was considered an Overlord by some, but was unable to maintain that role.
  他被认为是霸王一些，但未能保持这一作用。
• Relations between the popes in Rome and the emperors in Constantinople were often strained to breaking point. officially, because no Western emperor existed, the Eastern Emperor was the secular overlord of the bishop of rome.
  罗马教皇与君士坦丁堡皇帝之间的关系常常紧张到破裂的程度，原因是西帝国皇帝不存在了，东帝国的皇帝是受制于罗马大主教的世俗大君主。
• Study overlord is more appropriate because it means that you work hard with a clear purpose.
  学霸应该更合适，因为它的意思是你目标明确，学习刻苦。
• His overlord will protect his interests.
  他的宗主会庇护他的利益。