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overflow

释义

overflow

noun countable

UK /ˈəʊvə(r)ˌfləʊ/

Word Forms

singular	overflow
plural	overflows

1
an extra amount of people or things that do not fit into a particular space
Will this room be big enough to accommodate the overflow?
Synonyms and related words
Excess, extra amounts and things added
addition
spare
supplement
1. 1a
  something that provides extra space when another space becomes full
  an overflow car park
  Synonyms and related words
  Space and amounts of space
  accommodation
  air pocket
  break
2
a hole or pipe that allows a substance to flow out of a container when it gets too full
Synonyms and related words
Lids and other parts of containers
bung
cap
compartment

overflow

noun countable

US /ˈoʊvərˌfloʊ/

Word Forms

singular	overflow
plural	overflows

1
an extra amount of people or things that do not fit into a particular space
Will this room be big enough to accommodate the overflow?
Synonyms and related words
Excess, extra amounts and things added
addition
spare
supplement
1. 1a
  something that provides extra space when another space becomes full
  an overflow parking lot
  Synonyms and related words
  Space and amounts of space
  air pocket
  break
  clearance
2
a hole or pipe that allows a substance to flow out of a container when it gets too full
Synonyms and related words
Lids and other parts of containers
bung
cap
compartment

overflow

verb intransitive/transitive

UK /ˌəʊvə(r)ˈfləʊ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	overflow
he/she/it	overflows
present participle	overflowing
past tense	overflowed
past participle	overflowed

1
to flow over the top of a container because it is too full
The bath’s overflowing!
overflow with:
ashtrays overflowing with cigarette ends
Synonyms and related words
To send something out into the air or environment
give off
send out
emit
1. 1a
  if a river or lake overflows, it floods the land next to it
  The river has overflowed its banks.
  Synonyms and related words
  What liquids can do
  break
  burst
  cast up
2
if a place overflows with people, or if people overflow a place, there are too many of them to fit into it
The crowd began to overflow the hall.
overflow with:
hospitals overflowing with victims of the earthquake
Synonyms and related words
To be full or contain a great deal
swarm with
brim
abound
3
to feel an emotion very strongly
overflow with:
Her heart was overflowing with joy.
Synonyms and related words
To feel an emotion
feel
experience
give up to

overflow

verb intransitive/transitive

US /ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	overflow
he/she/it	overflows
present participle	overflowing
past tense	overflowed
past participle	overflowed

1
to flow over the top of a container because it is too full
The bathtub’s overflowing!
overflow with:
ashtrays overflowing with cigarette ends
Synonyms and related words
To send something out into the air or environment
give off
send out
emit
1. 1a
  if a river or lake overflows, it floods the land next to it
  The river has overflowed its banks.
  Synonyms and related words
  What liquids can do
  break
  burst
  cast up
2
if a place overflows with people, or if people overflow a place, there are too many of them to fit into it
The crowd began to overflow the hall.
overflow with:
hospitals overflowing with victims of the earthquake
Synonyms and related words
To be full or contain a great deal
swarm with
brim
abound
3
to feel an emotion very strongly
overflow with:
Her heart was overflowing with joy.
Synonyms and related words
To feel an emotion
feel
experience
give up to

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