overflow

英 [ˌəʊvə'fləʊ] 美 [ˌoʊvər'floʊ]

• v. 泛滥；溢出；充满；洋溢
• n. 泛滥；溢值；剩出

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. & vt. 溢出; 淹没

   flow over the edges or limits of; spread beyond the ordinary or usual area

2. vi. & vt. 充满

   be very full of

n. (名词)

1. [U]溢出

   flowing over of liquid

2. [U]溢出物

   that which overflows

3. [S]容纳不下的人〔物〕

   sth that is too much for the space available

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 淹没，漫过，使泛滥
2. 满得溢出，外流，挤出，溢出，漫出，泛滥
3. 多得使无法容纳，人满得走不进
4. 使溢出，使涨满，从…中溢出
5. 充满，洋溢
6. 过剩
7. 扩展出界， 过度延伸
8. （使）充溢

n. 名词

1. 泛滥，漫过
2. 溢出；过剩；满；溢流；外溢；充溢
3. 溢出物，溢出的液体
4. 超出额；溢出量
5. 排水口，排水沟
6. 溢洪道
7. 溢流管
8. 容纳不下的人
9. 溢值

英英释义

Noun:

1. a large flow

2. the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

Verb:

1. flow or run over (a limit or brim)

2. overflow with a certain feeling;

   "The children bubbled over with joy"
   "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. We must harness the rivers which overflow annually.
   我们必须治理那些每年泛滥的河流。
2. The river overflowed its banks.
   河水漫过了两岸。
3. The crowd overflowed the auditorium.
   人群挤得礼堂无法容纳。
4. Her heart was overflowing with joy.
   她的心里洋溢着喜悦。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Put a bowl underneath to catch the overflow.
   把盆放在下面接住溢出物。
2. Inhabit quiet pools and backwaters of creeks and small to large rivers, swamps, lakes and overflow areas of large streams.
   栖息于大的溪流小溪的静止池水与洄水区与小型到大型河川，沼泽，湖与溢值区域。
3. A new office block was built to accommodate the overflow of staff.
   新建了一座办公大楼以便容纳多出的员工。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The milk is overflowing.
   牛奶溢出来了。
2. He always fills his glass till it overflows.
   他总是把杯子斟得很满。
3. The river overflowed.
   河水泛滥。
4. The river often overflows after heavy rains.
   暴雨过后,这条河常常泛滥。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The milk is overflowing the cup.
   牛奶溢出了杯子。
2. Don't overflow the bathtub.
   别让浴盆里的水溢出来。
3. The river overflowed its banks.
   河水溢出堤岸。
4. The flood overflowed the valley.
   洪水淹没了河谷。
5. The flood has overflowed the whole village within a short time.
   洪水在顷刻之间就淹没了全村。
6. The flood cannot overflow the highland.
   洪水淹不着高地。
7. The crowd overflowed the hall and some had to stand outside.
   大厅里人满为患,有些人只得站在大厅外面。
8. The goods overflowed the warehouse.
   货仓里装满了货物。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.
   浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
2. The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.
   大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
3. There is an overflow of cheap ballpoint pens in the market.
   市场上圆珠笔泛滥。
4. I found a smaller hall for the overflow from the main meeting.
   我找了个小礼堂容纳主会场所容纳不了的人。

经典引文

• If overflow continues, draw off water supply.

  出自： E. Gundrey

• Waters rise vp..and shall ouerflow the land.

  出自：Bible (AV): Jeremiah

• The river had overflowed the meadows.

  出自： H. Caine

• He overflowed the shoemaker with enthusiastic greetings.

  出自： P. Kavanagh

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

overflow into (v.+prep.)

流向… flow to somewhere
overflow into sth
The crowd overflowed into the street.

那群人挤到了街上。
The population overflowed into the adjoining territory.

人口流向了国外。

overflow onto (v.+prep.)

溢出流到…上 overflow and flow on sth
overflow onto sth
Water from the kitchen sink overflowed onto the floor.

厨房洗涤槽中的水溢出流到地上。
If you get into a bath full of water some of the water will overflow onto the floor.

如果你进入盛满水的浴缸,水就会溢到地板上。

overflow with (v.+prep.)

充满… be full of sth

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• overflow banks 溢出河岸
• overflow bathtub 溢出浴缸
• overflow the cup 溢出杯子
• overflow hall 挤满大厅
• overflow valley 淹没河谷
• overflow village 淹没村庄
• overflow warehouse 堆满了货仓

～+副词

• overflow naturally 自然地溢出
• overflow periodically 周期性泛滥
• overflow prodigiously 奇妙地溢出
• overflow spontaneously 自动溢出

～+介词

• overflow into 流向…
• overflow into the street 流向大街
• overflow onto 溢到…上
• overflow onto the floor 溢到地板上
• overflow with 充满…

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. overflow的基本意思是指由于容纳了超过自身所能容纳的范围而使某物(尤指水等)“溢出”,或指水流入某处,使之完全浸泡在水中,即“淹没”。引申可表示“充满”,可指充满人、物或某种思想感情。
2. overflow大多用于指水,但在overflow with中主语有时却可以是容器或物体。
3. overflow可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,用作及物动词时后接名词或代词作宾语。

近反义词

【近义词】

• flood 淹没
• run over 复查
• runoff 径流量
• overspill 溢出
• spill over 溢出(过剩)
• brim over 溢出
• excess 超过
• extra 额外的
• surfeit 过食
• surplus 过剩
• pour out 倾诉
• burst 爆发
• cascade 瀑布
• spill 溢出
• inundate 浸水
• over 在 ... 的上方...
• run 跑
• outpouring 流露
• overrun 超越
• well over 多于
• bubble over 冒着泡溢出