| 单词 | overflow |
| 释义 | overflow (once / 517 pages) vn To overflow is to go beyond filling something with a liquid, so that it gushes over the edges. During heavy rainstorms, rivers sometimes overflow their banks and flood the surrounding land. Bathwater will overflow the tub if you don't turn the water off, and if you keep pouring coffee after your cup is full, it will also overflow. Literal overflowing involves liquid, but you can also use this verb to mean "fill a container" or "fill with feeling." So your arms can overflow with flowers, and your heart can overflow with happiness. The Old English root is oferfleow, "flood" or "inundate." WORD FAMILYoverflow: overflowed, overflowing, overflown, overflows+/flow: flowage, flowed, flowing, flows, inflow, overflow/flowing: flowingly, flowings, inflowing/inflow: inflows/overflowing: overflowingly USAGE EXAMPLESEmerald Coast Utilities Authority issued a notice of a sanitary sewer overflow caused by a 15-minute loss of power from a lightning strike. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Earlier this month, they were still sleeping on cots in the living room, surrounded by their belongings in overflowing boxes and storage containers. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) Three more boxes full just arrived to be added to the overflowing filing cabinets. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1v flow or run over (a limit or brim) Syn|Hypo|Hyper brim over, overrun, run over, well over geyser to overflow like a geyser run out, spill flow, run or fall out and become lost 2v overflow with a certain feeling Syn|Hyper bubble over, spill over boil, seethe be in an agitated emotional state 3n a large flow Syn|Hypo|Hyper flood, outpouring effusion flow under pressure flow, stream the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression 4n the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity Syn|Hyper overspill, runoff flow, flowing the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) |
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