Two firemen were overcome by smoke.They were trying to put out the fire.

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Two firemen were overcome by smoke.They were trying to put out the fire.
请问这里,消防员为什么是被烟给战胜了呢?

overcome不仅仅是狭义的征服或者战胜的意思,它可以指某方阻止或者压倒对方,使对方不能达到目的,这也可理解为战胜对方.这里的overcome也相当于stop使谁止步.这句话意思就是两名消防队员被烟困住了.他们本想扑灭火的....