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Overflow Overflowing Full People Container Place Overflowed Liquid

This flashcard defines "overflow" as a verb meaning to flow over the edges of a container or bank, or to be so full that this happens. It can also mean to be filled with a strong emotion or to be too full of people. As a noun, it refers to people or things that cannot be contained, or a pipe for excess liquid.

This flashcard defines "overflow" as a verb meaning to flow over the edges of a container or bank, or to be so full that this happens. It can also mean to be filled with a strong emotion or to be too full of people. As a noun, it refers to people or things that cannot be contained, or a pipe for excess liquid.

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The verb is pronounced /ˌəʊvə'fləʊ/. The noun is pronounced /'əʊvəfləʊ/. 动词读作 /ˌəʊvə'fləʊ/。名词读作 /'əʊvəfləʊ/。
1
[VERB 动词]漫出;溢出;泛滥 If a liquid or a river overflows, it flows over the edges of the container or place it is in.
  [V]
  [V n]
  [no passive]
  • Pour in some of the syrup, but not all of it, as it will probably overflow...

    倒一些糖浆进去,但别全倒,因为可能会溢出来。

  • Rivers and streams have overflowed their banks in countless places.

    在许多地方,河流与小溪都已经决堤。

2
[VERB 动词]充满;挤满;装满 If a place or container is overflowing with people or things, it is too full of them.
  [V with n]
  [V]
  [V-ing]
  [usu cont]
  • The great hall was overflowing with people...

    大礼堂里挤满了人。

  • Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing...

    监狱和临时拘留所里人满为患。

  • He emptied a few overflowing ashtrays.

    他将几只满满的烟灰缸倒干净。

3
[VERB 动词]洋溢着(情感);(情感)溢于言表 If someone is overflowing with a feeling or if the feeling overflows, the person is experiencing it very strongly and shows this in their behaviour.
  [V with n]
  [V]
  • Kenneth overflowed with friendliness and hospitality...

    肯尼思满怀友善好客之情。

  • Ridley's anger finally overflowed.

    里德利终于按捺不住满腔的怒火。

4
[N-COUNT 可数名词](过多而)容纳不下的人(或东西) The overflow is the extra people or things that something cannot contain or deal with because it is not large enough.
  [usu the N in sing]
  • Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow...

    医院旁搭起了帐篷以安置容纳不下的人员。

  • The loch's overflow cascades into the waterfalls of a Japanese water garden.

    溢出的湖水倾泻而下,形成了一座日式水景花园的瀑布。

5
[N-COUNT 可数名词]溢流口;溢流管 An overflow is a hole or pipe through which liquid can flow out of a container when it gets too full.
  • ...the overflow pipe.

    溢流管

6
[PHRASE 短语]将要溢出 If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
  [adj PHR]
  • The kitchen garden was full to overflowing with fresh vegetables...

    家庭菜园里种满了新鲜蔬菜。

  • He was one of the few teachers who always filled the lecture room to overflowing.

    他是为数不多的课堂场场爆满的老师之一。


Oxford over·flow
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overflow overflows overflowed overflowing
verb / ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ / 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to be so full that the contents go over the sides 漫出;溢出 The bath is overflowing! 浴盆溢水了! overflowwith sth Plates overflowed with party food. 聚会上的食物碟满盘盈。 ( figurative) Her heart overflowed with love. 她的心里充满了爱。 overflowsth The river overflowed its banks. 河水涨出了堤岸。 2 [intransitive ] overflow(with sth) (of a place 地方 ) to have too many people in it 挤满了人 The streets were overflowing with the crowds. 街上到处挤满了人群。 The hospitals are filled to overflowing (= with patients). 医院都人满为患。 3 [intransitive ,  transitive ] overflow(into sth) | overflow(sth) to spread beyond the limits of a place or container that is too full 扩展出界;过度延伸 The meeting overflowed into the street. 集会的人群延伸到了大街上。 noun / ˈəʊvəfləʊ ; NAmE ˈoʊvərfloʊ / 1 [uncountable ,  singular ] a number of people or things that do not fit into the space available 容纳不下的人(或物) A new office block was built to accommodate the overflow of staff. 新建了一座办公大楼以便容纳多出的员工。 an overflow car park 备用停车场 2 [uncountable ,  singular ] the action of liquid flowing out of a container, etc. that is already full; the liquid that flows out 溢出;漫出;溢出的液体 an overflow of water from the lake 漫出的湖水 ( figurative) an overflow of powerful emotions 横流的激情 3 ( also ˈoverflow pipe ) [countable ] a pipe that allows extra liquid to escape 溢流管 4 [countable ,  usually singular ] ( computing ) a fault that happens because a number or data item (for example, the result of a calculation) is too large for the computer to represent it exactly 溢出,上溢(运算产生的数值位数或字的长度等超过存贮单元的长度) over·flow / ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ /
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overflow1 verb
overflow2 noun
overflowo‧ver‧flow1 /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ $ ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ/ verb [intransitive, transitive]
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1if a river, lake, or container overflows, it is so full that the liquid or material inside flows over its edges:  The drains flooded and water overflowed down the main street. The river had overflowed its banks.overflow with waste bins overflowing with plastic cups2to have a lot of somethingoverflow with The garden overflows with colour. He was overflowing with good ideas.3if a place overflows with people or people overflow into a place, there are too many of them to fit into itoverflow with Hospitals were reported to be overflowing with dead and wounded.overflow into The house was full and people were overflowing into the street.4to have a very strong feelingoverflow with My heart was overflowing with gratitude.5be filled to overflowing (with something) to be completely full:  One wall was filled to overflowing with books.
overflow1 verb
overflow2 noun
overflowo‧ver‧flow2 /ˈəʊvəfləʊ $ ˈoʊvərfloʊ/ noun
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1[singular] the amount of something or the number of people that cannot be contained in a place because it is already full:  The overflow will be accommodated in another hotel.overflow of the overflow of water from the lake2[countable] a pipe through which water flows out of a container when it becomes too full
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overflow

[ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ]overflowed, overflowing, overflows

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Spoken:

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overflowed[200] overflowing[1145] overflows[252]
溢出(72%),泛滥(14%),洋溢(6%),充满(5%),溢值(2%),剩出(1%)
vi.溢出;泛滥;充溢
n.充满,洋溢;泛滥;超值;溢值
vt.使溢出;使泛滥;使充溢

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