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

• "Overlord Plan" and Strategy Deceit& Allies 'Normandie Landing and Code-signal Intelligence
  霸王计划与战略欺骗&试析盟军诺曼底登陆作战与情报手段
• Operation Overlord started as a story of danger and confusion and ended as a story of bravery and acts of heroism.
  霸王行动以惊险和混乱开始，以英勇和无畏结束。
• Oslash; Decepticon army splits between Shockwave, Scorponok and Overlord.
  霸天虎分裂，震荡波，萨克巨人与霸王三雄并立。
• 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。
• The would-be Overlord of the galaxy wants to cut a deal with me.
  而银河系的未来霸主，想要和我达成个交易。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• But the company can be a harsh overlord to its crofters.
  但是公司对其佃户和工人可以作威作福，苛刻异常。
• 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。