overlords

英 [ˈəʊvəlɔːdz]

美 [ˈoʊvərˌlɔrdz]

n.  (尤指旧时的)领主，庄主，大王
overlord的复数

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。

双语例句

• These questions have long attracted the attention of Sinologists, and a similar confusion between China and Cathay can also be observed among the pioneering generation of early Western explorers and their overlords.
  长期以来，这个词一直在困扰着中国学者，而地理大发现初期的西方君主，也对China与Cathay之间是否有关系感到迷惑。
• We have a few people now who act like overlords, and some of their behaviour is truly shocking.
  现在有少数人就是做官当老爷，有些事情实在不像话！
• Rupert Murdoch has a big national newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, and though Michael Bloomberg does not, they are otherwise similarly situated overlords.
  默多克拥有《华尔街日报》，尽管布隆伯格没有这样的全国性大报，但两人在其他方面都是属于同一个档次的大亨。
• John was a Hebrew writing to Hebrews and hiding the information from the Roman overlords.
  约翰瞒着罗马霸主们把讯息隐秘地写给了同是希伯来人的伙伴。
• We cadres are ordinary workers and not overlords sitting on the backs of the people.
  我们干部是普通劳动者，不是骑在人民头上的老爷。
• Hat tip to bernanke-sponsored bedlam with a big assist from our central-planning fed overlords.
  表面看是伯南克引发了这场大震荡，掌握中央计划集权的美联储各大佬也是重要的帮凶。
• Jin and Chu were the overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period, the relationship of the two states are complex and changeable, and had a major impact on the Spring and Autumn Period and the other states.
  晋、楚同是春秋霸主，两国之间的关系更是复杂多变，并对他国及春秋时代产生重大的影响。
• He wouldn't have been a favorite of some of the recent Baptist overlords or today's conservative talk-show hosts, but I sure liked talking to him.
  对最近的浸礼会大佬或当今保守派脱口秀主持人来说，他不可能得到他们的欢心，但我真的很喜欢和他交谈。
• SD: I've seen many people take her out, at certain moments, combined with Overlords generating creep.
  我见过不少玩家在某一特定时间，利用领主制造地衣，用女王进攻。
• The online commerce overlords are screaming for your wallet, pointing directly at the competition and establishing another foothold in a young market.
  这家电子商务领域的霸主盯准了消费者的钱包，直面竞争，在一个新兴市场建立新的据点。