overcome
- v. 克服
- v. 战胜
- Definition
- v. to successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or feeling
- v. to successfully deal with or defeat an opponent
- Example
- She worked hard to overcome her fear of public speaking.
- 她努力克服了自己对公开演讲的恐惧。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to succeed in dealing with a difficulty (verb).
比较义项：克服（困难、障碍）（动词）。
- overcome 本词
The everyday, general-purpose word; used for difficulties, obstacles, or inner feelings like fear or shyness, in both spoken and written English.
更常用、更通用的词；既可用于困难和障碍，也可用于恐惧、害羞等内心感受，口语和书面语都常用。
She worked hard to overcome her fear of public speaking.
她努力克服了自己对公开演讲的恐惧。
- surmount
A more formal, literary word used mainly for serious external obstacles or difficulties, not for feelings; common in written or narrative contexts.
更正式、更书面的词，主要用于严重的外部障碍或困难，不用于内心感受，常见于书面或叙述性语境。
She had to surmount many obstacles before finishing the marathon race.
她必须克服许多障碍才能完成这场马拉松比赛。
Both words mean to succeed in dealing with a difficulty. Overcome is the everyday, general word, used for obstacles, difficulties, or feelings like fear, in speech and writing. Surmount is more formal and literary, used mainly for serious external obstacles, not for feelings.
两词都指成功应对并战胜困难，但 surmount 更书面、更强调障碍本身的巨大或艰险，常与 obstacle、difficulty 等词搭配；overcome 更常用、更口语化，既可接具体障碍，也可接情绪、恐惧等抽象困难。这里不比较两词的其他任何义项。