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

• 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。
• 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。
• Was I really ready to turn over my life to a robotic overlord?
  我真的准备好把宝贵的生命托付给机器人了吗？
• When I spoke, I said "Overlord" remained top of the bill.
  我在发言时说，霸王作战计划仍然是当务之急。
• In829, Egbert became an overlord of all the England.
  829年，埃格伯特成了整个英国的最高君主。
• 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。
• 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；
• His overlord will protect his interests.
  他的宗主会庇护他的利益。
• 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。
• The use of "Cool Overlord" air conditioner is a real enjoyment.
  使用凉霸空调机，是一种超前享受。