overflow[,əuvə'fləu; 'əuvəfləu]

• vt.
  • 流过；淹没；使泛滥：

    Several farms were overflown.

    有几块农田被淹没了。

  • 从…溢出；充满：

    Water overflowed the sink in the kitchen.

    水从厨房里的水槽中溢了出来。

    to overflow one's heart with sympathy

    满怀同情之心

  • 挤满；多得无法容纳，挤出：

    Every room was overflown by his friends.

    他的朋友挤满了他所有的房间。

    to be overflown out of the line

    被挤出了队伍

• vi.
  • 流出；泛滥：

    We must harness the rivers which overflow annually.

    我们必须治理那些每年泛滥的河流。

  • 满得溢出：

    The cup was overflowing while she poured coffee for me.

    她给我倒了些咖啡，倒得太多咖啡都溢了出来。

  • 涌去，外流；(因容纳不下而)挤出：

    Many people overflowed onto the street.

    许多人被挤到了大街上。

  • 充满；洋溢(常与with连用)：

    His heart was overflowing with bitterness.

    他的心中充满了苦涩。

    to overflow with happiness

    洋溢着欢乐

• n.
  • 洪水；泛滥
  • 满；溢出；过剩
  • 溢出物；过剩物(或人)
  • 超余部分；超出额
  • 溢流口(或管)；溢流液容器
  • 【计算机】溢出；上溢
• adj.
  • 溢出的，满出的
• 短语:
  • full to overflow 满得溢出，满得不能再满
• 变形:

  vt.overflowed.overflown.overflowing