单词 | over-brimming |
释义 | over-brimmingadj. That overbrims; spilling over the brim. Also: abundant, copious (esp. excessively so). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > superabundant > overflowing overflowingOE overrunningc1225 uncontainable1618 over-brimming1830 overlipping1836 spillover1953 1830 Ld. Tennyson Supposed Confessions 113 That grace Would drop from his o'erbrimming love, As manna on my wilderness. 1882 Cent. Mag. Dec. 223 For thee, Cloud, if thou spend thine all Upon the South's o'er-brimming sea That needs thee not; or crawl To the dry provinces, and fall. 1931 R. Campbell Georgiad ii. 44 Vainly splashed each over-brimming rill Against the fierce goloshes of his Will. 1989 S. Stone Kylie Minogue (BNC) Within minutes that now over-brimming confidence is shining through as brightly as her dazzling stage outfit. 2001 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 17 Nov. 43 Over-brimming enthusiasm and the performance in Zimbabwe..have left Duncan Fletcher feeling enthusiastic about England's chances in India. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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