单词 | overheat |
释义 | overheat (oʊvəʳhiːt ) Word forms: overheats , overheating , overheated 1. verb If something overheats or if you overheat it, it becomes hotter than is necessary or desirable. The engine was overheating and the car was not handling well. [VERB] Why do we pay to overheat pubs and hotels? [VERB noun] overheated adjective ...that stuffy, overheated apartment. 2. verb If a country's economy overheats or if conditions overheat it, it grows so rapidly that inflation and interest rates rise very quickly. [business] The private sector is increasing its spending so sharply that the economy is overheating. [VERB] Their prime consideration has been not to overheat the economy. [VERB noun] overheated adjective ...the disastrous consequences of an overheated market. Translations: Chinese: 过度加热 Japanese: 過熱する |
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