overflow
英[??v?'fl??]
美[,ov?'flo]
- vi. 溢出；泛濫；充溢
- n. 充滿，洋溢；泛濫；超值；溢值
- vt. 使溢出；使泛濫；使充溢
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?overflows;過去式:?overflowed;過去分詞:?overflown;現在分詞:?overflowing;
助記提示
1. over "漫過，溢出；高出" + flow "流動".
2. over "too much, 過多而出".
英文詞源
- 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.).
雙語例句
- 1. Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow.
- 醫院旁搭起了帳篷以安置容納不下的人員。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The loch's overflow cascades into the waterfalls of a Japanese water garden.
- 溢出的湖水傾瀉而下，形成了一座日式水景花園的瀑布。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There is an overflow of cheap ballpoint pens in the market.
- 市場上圓珠筆泛濫.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.
- 浴缸里的水溢到了地板上.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.
- 大水桶盛接管子里流出的東西.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》