overflow

英[əʊvə'fləʊ] 美[,ovɚ'flo]
  • vi. 溢出;泛滥;充溢
  • n. 充满,洋溢;泛滥;超值;溢值
  • vt. 使溢出;使泛滥;使充溢

词态变化


第三人称单数: overflows;过去式: overflowed;过去分词: overflown;现在分词: overflowing;

助记提示


1. over "漫过,溢出;高出" + flow "流动".
2. over "too much, 过多而出".

英文词源


overflow (v.)
Old English oferfleow "to flow across, flood, inundate," also "to flow over (a brim or bank);" see over- + flow (v.). Related: Overflowed; overflowing.
overflow (n.)
1580s, "act of overflowing," from overflow (v.).

双语例句


1. Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow.
医院旁搭起了帐篷以安置容纳不下的人员。

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2. The loch's overflow cascades into the waterfalls of a Japanese water garden.
溢出的湖水倾泻而下,形成了一座日式水景花园的瀑布。

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3. There is an overflow of cheap ballpoint pens in the market.
市场上圆珠笔泛滥.

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4. The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.
浴缸里的水溢到了地板上.

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5. The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.
大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西.

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