英语词汇“overflow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

overflowverb

uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈfləʊ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈfloʊ/

overflow verb (TOO FULL)

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.

[ 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 sink is overflowing all over the floor.

The bin was overflowing with rubbish.

C2 [ 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.

His room is overflowing with books.

UK The train was full to overflowing (= so full that there was not space for any more passengers).

to overflowing

so that water or another substance is almost coming over the top:

Someone had filled the sink to overflowing.

UK The sink was full to overflowing.

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Too much and unnecessary

a sledgehammer to crack a nut idiom
avalanche
be up to your neck (in sth) idiom
bellyful
binge
carry/take coals to Newcastle idiom
hyper
immoderate
inessential
insatiable
lousy
plenty
plethora
proliferate
redundancy
redundant
sock
supplementary
surplus
weigh

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overflow verb (EMOTIONS)

C2 [ I ] If you overflow with thoughts or feelings, you express them strongly:

They were overflowing with emotion at the birth of their baby.

Suddenly, her anger overflowed.

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Expressing and showing feelings

abandon
affective
be in/get into a state idiom
beat your breast/chest idiom
beetroot
bubble
expression
flame
hot and heavy idiom
impassioned
lose it idiom
marvel
moved
pine
throw
vocalize
wear your heart on your sleeve idiom
whimper
wring
wring your hands idiom

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overflownoun

uk/ˈəʊ.və.fləʊ/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.floʊ/

overflow noun (AMOUNT)

[ S or U ] 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.

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Too much and unnecessary

a sledgehammer to crack a nut idiom
avalanche
be up to your neck (in sth) idiom
bellyful
binge
carry/take coals to Newcastle idiom
hyper
immoderate
inessential
insatiable
lousy
plenty
plethora
proliferate
redundancy
redundant
sock
supplementary
surplus
weigh

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overflow noun (PIPE)

[ C ] also overflow pipe a pipe that carries away water that is not needed

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Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage

ballcock
bleed
cesspit
cistern
conduit
culvert
flush
leakage
mixer tap
pipeline
piping
plughole
plumb
plumber
siphon
stopcock
tubing
U-bend
washer
waste water 1

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单词	overflow
释义	Contents verb (2) overflow (TOO FULL) overflow (EMOTIONS) noun (2) overflow (AMOUNT) overflow (PIPE) English American overflowverb uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈfləʊ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈfloʊ/ overflow verb (TOO FULL) 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. [ 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 sink is overflowing all over the floor. The bin was overflowing with rubbish. C2 [ 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. His room is overflowing with books. UK The train was full to overflowing (= so full that there was not space for any more passengers). to overflowing so that water or another substance is almost coming over the top: Someone had filled the sink to overflowing. UK The sink was full to overflowing. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Too much and unnecessary a sledgehammer to crack a nut idiom avalanche *be up to your* neck (in sth) idiom bellyful binge carry/take coals to Newcastle idiom hyper immoderate inessential insatiable lousy plenty plethora proliferate redundancy redundant sock supplementary surplus weigh See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Full overflow verb (EMOTIONS) C2 [ I ] If you overflow with thoughts or feelings, you express them strongly: They were overflowing with emotion at the birth of their baby. Suddenly, her anger overflowed. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Expressing and showing feelings abandon affective be in/get into a state idiom beat your breast/chest idiom beetroot bubble expression flame hot and heavy idiom impassioned lose it idiom marvel moved pine throw vocalize wear your heart on your sleeve idiom whimper wring wring your hands idiom See more results » overflownoun uk/ˈəʊ.və.fləʊ/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.floʊ/ overflow noun (AMOUNT) [ S or U ] 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: synonyms and related words Too much and unnecessary a sledgehammer to crack a nut idiom avalanche be up to your neck (in sth) idiom bellyful binge carry/take coals to Newcastle idiom hyper immoderate inessential insatiable lousy plenty plethora proliferate redundancy redundant sock supplementary surplus weigh See more results » overflow noun (PIPE) [ C ] also overflow pipe a pipe that carries away water that is not needed Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage ballcock bleed cesspit cistern conduit culvert flush leakage mixer tap pipeline piping plughole plumb plumber siphon stopcock tubing U-bend washer waste water 1 See more results » overflowverb [ I/T ] us/ˌoʊ·vərˈfloʊ/ (of a liquid) to flow over the edges of a container because there is too much, or to contain more of something than can be held:** [ T ] Because of the heavy rains, the river overflowed its banks. [ I ] The sink quickly overflowed, flooding the room. [ I ] The train platform was overflowing with passengers.
随便看	at odds with someone/something at once at once at one time at one time at one with the world at one/this etc. remove at par at peace at peace with something/yourself at present at random at rest at risk at risk at sb's beck and call at sb's behest/at the behest of sb at sb's bidding at sb's convenience at sb's disposal at sb's earliest convenience at sb's elbow at sb's expense at sbs beck and call at sbs behest/at the behest of sb

overflowverb

overflow verb (TOO FULL)

overflow verb (EMOTIONS)

overflownoun

overflow noun (AMOUNT)

overflow noun (PIPE)

overflowverb [ I/T ]