单词 | overflow pipe |
释义 | overflow pipe —overflow /ˈəʊ.və.fləʊ/ aep /ˈoʊ.vɚ.floʊ/ noun [C] (ALSO overflow pipe) (PIPE) ► F0 a pipe that carries away water that is not neededThesaurus+: ↑Plumbing and pipes and sewagenoun [S or U] (AMOUNT) ► F0 an amount of liquid or number of people that cannot fit in a space: » I put a bucket underneath to catch the overflow from the water tank.» We can't cope with this overflow of patients from the other hospitals.Thesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsThesaurus+: ↑Too much and unnecessary—overflow /ˌəʊ.vəˈfləʊ/ aep /ˌoʊ.vɚˈfloʊ/verb (TOO FULL) ↑Verb Endings for overflow C2 [I or T] When a liquid overflows, it flows over the edges of a container, etc. because there is too much of it: » The milk overflowed when I poured it into the jug.» Because of heavy rain, the river may overflow its banks.Thesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsF0 [I or T] If a container or a place overflows, whatever is inside it starts coming out because it is too full: » Oh no, the bath is overflowing all over the floor.» The bin was overflowing with rubbish.Thesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsC2 [I] When a place overflows, or people or things overflow from somewhere, some people or things have to come out because it cannot contain them all: » The bar was so full that people were overflowing into/onto the street.» The train was (full to) overflowing (= so full that there was not space for any more passengers).» His room is overflowing with books.Thesaurus+: ↑Too much and unnecessaryto overflowingF0 so that water or another substance is almost coming over the top: » Someone has filled the bath (full) to overflowing.Thesaurus+: ↑Fullverb [I] (EMOTIONS) ↑Verb Endings for overflow ► C2 If you overflow with thoughts or feelings, you express them strongly: » They were (full to) overflowing with emotion at the birth of their baby.» Suddenly, her anger overflowed.Thesaurus+: ↑Expressing and showing feelings |
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