overflow

🇺🇸 /ˌəʊvərˈfləʊ/ 🇬🇧 /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/
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verb
R

to be too full and spill over the edge

The sink started to overflow when too much water was added.

当加入太多水时,水槽开始溢出。

R

to have too many people or things in one place

The stadium began to overflow with excited fans before the concert.

音乐会开始前,体育场开始挤满了兴奋的粉丝。

R

to spread beyond the normal limits because it's too full

The party guests overflowed into the garden when the house got too crowded.

当房子变得太拥挤时,派对客人涌入了花园。

noun
R

extra people or things that don't fit in the available space

We set up extra chairs for the overflow of attendees who couldn't find seats.

我们为找不到座位的多余参会者设置了额外的椅子。

R

liquid that spills out from something too full, or strong feelings that show too much

Her speech caused an overflow of emotions among the audience.

她的演讲在观众中引发了情感的泛滥。

R

a pipe that lets extra liquid flow out safely when a container is full

The bathtub has an overflow to prevent water from spilling onto the floor.

浴缸有一个溢流口,以防止水溅到地板上。

R

a computer error when a number is too big to handle

The calculator showed an overflow error when I tried to multiply very large numbers.

当我尝试乘以非常大的数字时,计算器显示了一个溢出错误。

translation

v. 溢出, 人满为患, 漫出
n. 过剩, 溢出的液体, 溢流管, 溢出错误

词形变化

Past overflowed
Progressive overflowing
3rd Present overflows
Perfect overflowed
Plural overflows