| 释义 |
overstay, v.|əʊvəˈsteɪ|
[over- 18.]
trans. To stay over or beyond (in time).
1646Bp. Hall Satan's Fiery Darts quenched i. vi, Now that he onely over-stayes the time of our misgrounded expectation. 1668Ormonde MSS. in 10th Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm. App. v. 71 Overstayed leave [of absence], caused by illness. 1858Mrs. Carlyle Lett. II. 369 Fear of over-staying one's welcome. 1862B. Taylor Home & Abroad Ser. ii. II. x. 194 We had already overstayed by a fortnight the time which we had allotted to our visit. |