overflowed

英 [ˌəʊvəˈfləʊd]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈfloʊd]

v.  漫出; 溢出; 挤满了人; 扩展出界; 过度延伸
overflow的过去式

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /ˌəʊvə'fləʊ/. The noun is pronounced /'əʊvəfləʊ/. 动词读作 /ˌəʊvə'fləʊ/。名词读作 /'əʊvəfləʊ/。


• VERB 漫出；溢出；泛滥
  If a liquid or a riveroverflows, it flows over the edges of the container or place it is in.
  1. Pour in some of the syrup, but not all of it, as it will probably overflow...
     倒一些糖浆进去，但别全倒，因为可能会溢出来。
  2. Rivers and streams have overflowed their banks in countless places.
     在许多地方，河流与小溪都已经决堤。
• VERB 充满；挤满；装满
  If a place or containeris overflowing withpeople or things, it is too full of them.
  1. The great hall was overflowing with people...
     大礼堂里挤满了人。
  2. Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing...
     监狱和临时拘留所里人满为患。
  3. He emptied a few overflowing ashtrays.
     他将几只满满的烟灰缸倒干净。
• VERB 洋溢着（情感）；（情感）溢于言表
  If someoneis overflowing witha feeling or if the feelingoverflows, the person is experiencing it very strongly and shows this in their behaviour.
  1. Kenneth overflowed with friendliness and hospitality...
     肯尼思满怀友善好客之情。
  2. Ridley's anger finally overflowed.
     里德利终于按捺不住满腔的怒火。
• N-COUNT （过多而）容纳不下的人（或东西）
  Theoverflowis the extra people or things that something cannot contain or deal with because it is not large enough.
  1. Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow...
     医院旁搭起了帐篷以安置容纳不下的人员。
  2. The loch's overflow cascades into the waterfalls of a Japanese water garden.
     溢出的湖水倾泻而下，形成了一座日式水景花园的瀑布。
• N-COUNT 溢流口；溢流管
  Anoverflowis a hole or pipe through which liquid can flow out of a container when it gets too full.
  1. ...the overflow pipe.
     溢流管
• PHRASE 将要溢出
  If a place or container is filledto overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
  1. The kitchen garden was full to overflowing with fresh vegetables...
     家庭菜园里种满了新鲜蔬菜。
  2. He was one of the few teachers who always filled the lecture room to overflowing.
     他是为数不多的课堂场场爆满的老师之一。

双语例句

• The rubbish had dammed up the creek so that it had overflowed.
  垃圾堵塞了河流，致使溪水外溢。
• The river overflowed its banks and caused serious flooding.
  江水决堤，泛滥成灾。
• The pan overflowed with boiling milk.
  煮沸的牛奶溢出了奶锅。
• The river overflowed the banks.
  河水没过两岸。
• Too much oil had been pumped into the fuel tanks, and it overflowed everywhere.
  油箱中的油大多了，流得到处都是。
• The population overflowed into the adjoining territory.
  人口流向了国外。
• The mild overflowed when I poured it into the jug.
  当我把牛奶倒进壶时，它溢了出来。
• The flood has overflowed the whole village within a short time.
  洪水在顷刻之间就淹没了全村。
• They overflowed onto the steps and pavement.
  他们都挤到了台阶上和人行道上。
• My heart overflowed with tenderness.
  我的心里充满了柔情。