overflow

[.əuvə'fləu,'əuvəfləu]

v.泛滥, 溢出, 充满, 洋溢
n.泛滥, 溢值, 剩出

vi.

1. 泛滥; 满(或多)得溢出

The bathtub is overflowing.

浴缸里的水满得溢出来了。

2. 充满; 洋溢[(+with)]

His heart overflowed with gratitude.

他的心里充满了感激之情。

3. (因容纳不下而)挤出, 外流[(+into/onto)]

vt.

1. 使涨满; 从……中溢出; 淹没

2. 多得使无法容纳; 挤出[(+into/onto)]

The crowd overflowed the theater into the street.

戏院里人多得容纳不下而被挤到街头。

词形变化

动词过去式: overflowed | 动词过去分词: overflowed | 动词现在分词: overflowing | 动词第三人称单数: overflows |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.溢出; 泛滥

flood  cascade  spill  inundate  run over  

英英释义

名词 overflow:

a large flow

同义词：flood, outpouring

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

同义词：runoff, overspill

动词 overflow:

flow or run over (a limit or brim)

同义词：overrun, well over, run over, brim over

overflow with a certain feeling

同义词：bubble over, spill over

补充

overflowoverflow英:[ˌəuvəˈfləu] 美:[ˌovɚˈflo]vt. & vi.1.溢出; 淹没The milk is overflowing.牛奶溢出来了。The flood overflowed the valley.洪水淹没了河谷。2.充满He always fills his glass till it overflows.他总是把杯子斟得很满。The goods overflowed the warehouse.货仓里装满了货物。n.1.溢出2.溢出物The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。3.容纳不下的人[物]There is an overflow of cheap ballpoint pens in the market.市场上圆珠笔泛滥。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。

例句

1. Rivers and streams have overflowed their banks in countless places.河流和小溪已在许多地方决堤。 2. He was careful to see that the jar did not overflow.他仔细地看着, 防止罐子装满外溢。 3. Rivers are liable to overflow at this time of the year.每年的这个时候河流都容易泛滥。 4. Don't add all the juice at once, as it might overflow.果汁不要一次加入, 可能会溢出来。 5. He let go a scream of joy as his emotions overflowed.他抑制不住自己的情绪, 高兴地欢呼起来。 6. His anger finally overflowed.他终于按捺不住满腔的怒火了。 7. Kenneth overflowed with friendliness and hospitality.肯尼思满怀友善和好客之情。 8. 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。 9. Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow.医院附近搭起了帐篷以安置容纳不下的病员。 10. sewage pouring out of the overflow after the recent storms最近几场暴风雨后从溢流口涌出的污水 11. Several farms were overflown.有几块农田被淹没了。 12. Water overflowed the sink in the kitchen.水从厨房里的水槽中溢了出来。 13. to overflow one's heart with sympathy满怀同情之心 14. Every room was overflown by his friends.他的朋友挤满了他所有的房间。 15. to be overflown out of the line被挤出了队伍 16. We must harness the rivers which overflow annually.我们必须治理那些每年泛滥的河流。 17. 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。 18. Many people overflowed onto the street.许多人被挤到了大街上。 19. His heart was overflowing with bitterness.他的心中充满了苦涩。 20. to overflow with happiness洋溢着欢乐 21. chemicals overflowed from a storage tank.化学品从储存罐溢出。 22. [with obj.]the river overflowed its banks.河水漫过了河堤。 23. boxes overflowing with bright flowers.装满艳丽鲜花的盒子。 24. [as adj. overflowing]an overflowing ashtray.装得满满的烟灰缸。 25. the waiting area was overflowing.等候区的人太多挤不下了。 26. her hair overflowed her shoulders.她长发披肩。 27. her heart overflowed with joy.她满怀喜悦。 28. there was some overflow after heavy rainfall.大雨过后水有些外溢。 29. an overflow of sewage.污水外溢。 30. to accommodate the overflow five more offices have been built.又建了五间办公室来安排多出来的人。 31. The tap was left on and the bath overflowed.水龙头没关，浴缸的水满得溢出来了。 32. The roads are overflowing with cars.马路上挤满了汽车。 33. The crowd overflowed into the street.人群被挤到了街上。 34. The river overflowed its banks.河水淹没了两岸。 35. The creek overflows every spring.每年春天小河都会泛滥。 36. The water in the tub overflowed.浴缸里的水溢出来了。 37. The large crowd filled the room and overflowed into the lobby.房间里人太多，都挤到大厅里了。 38. Books and papers overflowed his desk.书报铺满了他的书桌。 39. The paragraph overflowed the page.这一段文字占满了一整页。 40. overflowing trash cans塞得满满的垃圾桶 41. His desk was overflowing with papers.他的书桌上摆满了各种文件。 42. The hotels are all filled/full to overflowing with tourists.宾馆都游客爆满。 43. Her heart was overflowing with joy.她满心欢喜。 44. The rescuers put up sandbags to stop the overflow of the river.救援者堆起沙袋防止河水漫出。 45. The overflow from the river flooded the field.泛滥的河水淹没了田地。 46. The police tried to control the overflow of traffic.警方想要控制过量的车流。 47. The company hired more people to handle the overflow of phone calls.公司雇用了更多人手来处理应接不暇的电话。 48. The band played to an overflow crowd. [=a crowd larger than a place is meant to hold]乐队演奏时听众爆满。