overawe

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·ver·awe /ˌəʊvərˈɔː $ ˌoʊvərˈɒː/ verb [transitive]  IMPRESSto make someone feel respect or fear, so that they are nervous or unable to say or do anything 使敬畏，使慑服 He was overawed by his father. 他对父亲非常敬畏。n Grammar Overawe is usually passive. —overawed adjective→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

overawe• We were overawed to be in the presence of such a great film maker.

o·ver·awe verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

feel or respect to make so someone Corpus fear,

overawe
o‧ver‧awe /ˌəʊvərˈɔː $ ˌoʊvərˈɒː/ verb [transitive usually passive]
to make someone feel respect or fear, so that they are nervous or unable to say or do anything:
    He was totally overawed by his father.
—overawed adjective

over·aweBrE /ˌəʊvərˈɔː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈɔː/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they overawe BrE /ˌəʊvərˈɔː/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈɔː/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it overawes BrE /ˌəʊvərˈɔːz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈɔːz/ 🔊past simple overawed BrE /ˌəʊvərˈɔːd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈɔːd/ 🔊past participle overawed BrE /ˌəʊvərˈɔːd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈɔːd/ 🔊 -ing form overawing BrE /ˌəʊvərˈɔːɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈɔːɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sb to impress sb so much that they feel nervous or frightened 使极为敬畏；使胆怯▸ over·awed BrE /ˌəʊvərˈɔːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈɔːd/ 🔊 adjective