overflow

/ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/ v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

溢出；漫出；充满而容纳不下

释义与例句

v. 溢出；漫出；充满而容纳不下
to flow over the edge or limits of something, or to be too full to contain everything
  1. The river overflowed its banks after days of heavy rain.
    连日大雨后，河水漫过了河岸。
  2. The sink overflowed because the drain was blocked.
    由于下水道堵塞，水槽里的水溢了出来。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The waiting room overflowed with patients.
    候诊室里挤满了病人，已经容纳不下。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • spill 洒出；溢出
    overflow 强调液体或内容物因超过容器、河道或空间容量而漫出；spill 常指液体因碰倒、失误等意外洒出，也可用于抽象事物扩散。
    She accidentally spilled coffee on the report. 她不小心把咖啡洒在了报告上。
常见搭配
  • overflow its banks 河水漫过河岸
    The stream may overflow its banks if the snow melts quickly. 如果积雪迅速融化，这条溪流可能漫过河岸。
  • overflow with rubbish 垃圾满得溢出来
    Public bins overflowed with rubbish during the strike. 罢工期间，公共垃圾箱里的垃圾满得溢了出来。