overflow
英[əʊvə'fləʊ]
美[,ovɚ'flo]
- vi. 溢出；泛滥；充溢
- n. 充满，洋溢；泛滥；超值；溢值
- vt. 使溢出；使泛滥；使充溢
词态变化
第三人称单数: overflows;过去式: overflowed;过去分词: overflown;现在分词: overflowing;助记提示
1. over "漫过，溢出；高出" + flow "流动".
2. over "too much, 过多而出".英文词源
- overflow (v.)
- Old English oferfleow "to flow across, flood, inundate," also "to flow over (a brim or bank);" see over- + flow (v.). Related: Overflowed; overflowing.
- overflow (n.)
- 1580s, "act of overflowing," from overflow (v.).
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. There is an overflow of cheap ballpoint pens in the market.
- 市场上圆珠笔泛滥.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.
- 浴缸里的水溢到了地板上.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.
- 大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西.
来自《简明英汉词典》