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单词 overspill
释义 overspill
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ verb
Etymology: over (I) + spill
: to spill over
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1.
 a. : the act or an instance of spilling over
  < prevent entirely an overspill from a very high surge — J.A.Steers >
 b. : something that spills or flows over
2. : surplus, excess
 < to provide continued employment … we shipped that overspill abroad — Harold Wincott >
especially : surplus population
 < when the overspill from the cities would go to the land — John Buchan >
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