intransitive. Of a receptacle, etc.: to be so full (esp. of liquid) that the contents spill over the brim. Also in figurative context.
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| 单词 | θ118176 |
| 释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > be excessive [verb (intransitive)] > superabound > overflow (10) overfloweOE intransitive. Of a receptacle, etc.: to be so full (esp. of liquid) that the contents spill over the brim. Also in figurative context. overruna1450 intransitive. Of a liquid or its containing vessel: to brim over, overflow. Also figurative: to overabound (with). to flow above the banks1495 To rise to a great height and overflow. In figurative phrases, to flow above the banks, to flow past shore: to overflow. Obsolete. to flow over1526 With adverbs to flow over = to overflow. superabound1582 intransitive. With in, with. To possess or contain something in great, or too great, abundance; to abound excessively in; to overflow with. Cf. overa… overswell1597 transitive. Esp. of a body of water: to swell so as to spill over or beyond (a bank, barrier, limit, etc.). Also occasionally intransitive. Now rare… to flow past shore?1615 To rise to a great height and overflow. In figurative phrases, to flow above the banks, to flow past shore: to overflow. Obsolete. restagnate1653 intransitive. To overflow, run over. to well over1843 intransitive. To overflow. Also figurative. to brim over1858 intransitive. To be or become brim-full. to brim over: to overflow with. (The participial adjective brimming, adj. is found from Milton onward.) |
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