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单词 over-order
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over-orderv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvərˈɔːdə/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɔrdər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, order v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + order v.
1. transitive. To govern or ordain from a position of authority. Obsolete. rare.
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society > authority > [verb (intransitive)] > be superior in authority
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predominate1589
over-command1598
over-order1850
1850 P. J. Bailey Angel World 52 Go! and may He who over-orders all, Speed thee upon thy quest.
2. intransitive. To place too large an order. Also transitive: to order too much of (a commodity, etc.).
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1921 Times 12 Jan. 10/7 Over 700,000 bricks had been over-ordered for the park contract.
1949 Times 24 Mar. 7/1 A smaller demand for beer from those licensed houses which over-ordered for Christmas.
1977 D. Bennett Jigsaw Man v. 106 ‘You aren't liking your good grub.’ ‘I think I over-ordered.’
1998 Zest Sept. 38/2 (caption) My perfect woman..has to be able to cook a mean beef stroganoff and not over-order Indian takeaways.

Derivatives

over-ˈordering n.
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1925 Times 3 Jan. 13/6 Over-ordering is not so likely to occur if a copy of last year's seed order has been kept.
2002 Lloyd's List 8 Nov. 4 The sparkle in the aframax markets comes against the backdrop of warnings on over-ordering.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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