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
• During that talk he made the first public announcement of my transfer to command of overlord.
  在他的讲词中，首次公开宣布我调任“统主”指挥。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• And of course, we saved the best for last: the "Mutant Overlord" achievement, which you can only get by playing six Mutations.
  当然，我们保存最好的上一篇：“突变霸王”的成就，您可以通过打六只获得突变。
• Welcome and join and open up little overlord tomorrows together.
  欢迎加盟，共同开拓小霸王的明天。
• 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。
• Roger, Overlord, we'll get it done.
  收到，领主，我们会完成的。
• 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。