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单词 overbuild
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overbuild

[ oh-ver-bild ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈbɪld /

verb (used with object), o·ver·built, o·ver·build·ing.

to erect too many buildings in (an area).
to cover or surmount with a building or structure.
to build (a structure) on too great or elaborate a scale.

verb (used without object), o·ver·built, o·ver·build·ing.

to erect too many buildings in an area.

Origin of overbuild

First recorded in 1595–1605; over- + build

Words nearby overbuild

overborne, overbought, overbrake, overbreak, overbudget, overbuild, overburden, overburdensome, overbuy, overcall, overcapacity
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British Dictionary definitions for overbuild

overbuild
/ (ˌəʊvəˈbɪld) /

verb -builds, -building or -built (tr)

to build over or on top of
to erect too many buildings in (an area)
to build too large or elaborately
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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