| 单词 | spillover |
| 释义 | spillover (spɪloʊvəʳ) Word forms: plural spillovers countable noun A spillover is a situation or feeling that starts in one place but then begins to happen or havean effect somewhere else. Some jobs are quite likely to have a negative spillover into family life. Spillover damage from the building's demolition was confined to some broken glass. spillover in British English (ˈspɪləʊvə) noun 1. a situation or feeling that starts in one place but then begins to happen or have an effect somewhere else. Some jobs are quite likely to have a negative spillover into family life. Unfortunately, there is usually a major spillover between those two roles. 2. military a conflict that starts in one place but then begins to spread or have an effect somewhere else. The army is trying to avoid a possible spillover. The violence was widely viewed as a spillover from the neighbouring region. They want to prevent a spillover of refugees into neighbouring territories. 3. especially US and Canadian the act of spilling over To avoid oil spillover, do not overfill the fryer. 4. especially US and Canadian an amount of something that has been spilled how to clean up a spillover in the microwave 5. especially US and Canadian the excess part of something The area is attracting spillover from the neighbouring districts. 6. economics any indirect effect of public expenditure Others blamed a spillover from the bond market. Basically the market was getting a little bit bearish - a spillover from figureslast week and the lower commodity prices. 7. astronomy the part of the noise associated with a radio telescope using a dish antenna caused by pick-up by a secondary antenna from directions that do not intercept the dish modifier 8. of or relating to a spillover the spillover effects of the Colombian conflict There is often a spillover effect into neighbouring areas that boosts property values. It will also have a spillover effect as investors seek to identify other companieswhose share price may be undervalued. spillover in American English (ˈspɪlˌoʊvər) noun 1. the act of spilling over 2. that which spills over; excess or overabundance |
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