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单词 overflow
释义

overflow

UK /ˈəʊvə(r)ˌfləʊ/

Word Forms

singularoverflow
pluraloverflows

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    an extra amount of people or things that do not fit into a particular space

    Will this room be big enough to accommodate the overflow?

    Synonyms and related words

    Excess, extra amounts and things added
    1. 1a
      something that provides extra space when another space becomes full

      an overflow car park

      Synonyms and related words

      Space and amounts of space
  2. 2
    a hole or pipe that allows a substance to flow out of a container when it gets too full
    Synonyms and related words

    Lids and other parts of containers

overflow

US /ˈoʊvərˌfloʊ/

Word Forms

singularoverflow
pluraloverflows

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    an extra amount of people or things that do not fit into a particular space

    Will this room be big enough to accommodate the overflow?

    Synonyms and related words

    Excess, extra amounts and things added
    1. 1a
      something that provides extra space when another space becomes full

      an overflow parking lot

      Synonyms and related words

      Space and amounts of space
  2. 2
    a hole or pipe that allows a substance to flow out of a container when it gets too full
    Synonyms and related words

    Lids and other parts of containers

overflow

UK /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈfləʊ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyoverflow
he/she/itoverflows
present participleoverflowing
past tenseoverflowed
past participleoverflowed

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to flow over the top of a container because it is too full

    The bath’s overflowing!

    overflow with:

    ashtrays overflowing with cigarette ends

    Synonyms and related words

    To send something out into the air or environment
    1. 1a
      if a river or lake overflows, it floods the land next to it

      The river has overflowed its banks.

      Synonyms and related words

      What liquids can do
  2. 2
    if a place overflows with people, or if people overflow a place, there are too many of them to fit into it

    The crowd began to overflow the hall.

    overflow with:

    hospitals overflowing with victims of the earthquake

    Synonyms and related words

    To be full or contain a great deal
  3. 3
    to feel an emotion very strongly
    overflow with:

    Her heart was overflowing with joy.

    Synonyms and related words

    To feel an emotion

overflow

US /ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyoverflow
he/she/itoverflows
present participleoverflowing
past tenseoverflowed
past participleoverflowed

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to flow over the top of a container because it is too full

    The bathtub’s overflowing!

    overflow with:

    ashtrays overflowing with cigarette ends

    Synonyms and related words

    To send something out into the air or environment
    1. 1a
      if a river or lake overflows, it floods the land next to it

      The river has overflowed its banks.

      Synonyms and related words

      What liquids can do
  2. 2
    if a place overflows with people, or if people overflow a place, there are too many of them to fit into it

    The crowd began to overflow the hall.

    overflow with:

    hospitals overflowing with victims of the earthquake

    Synonyms and related words

    To be full or contain a great deal
  3. 3
    to feel an emotion very strongly
    overflow with:

    Her heart was overflowing with joy.

    Synonyms and related words

    To feel an emotion
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