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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

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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.

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5. The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.
大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西.

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