overflow
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If a liquid or a river overflows, it flows over the edges of the container or place it is in. 溢出; 漫出[no passive]
Pour in some of the broth, but not all of it, because it will probably overflow. 倒入部分肉汤，不要全部，因为很可能会溢出来。
The rivers overflowed their banks. 那些河里的水漫过了河岸。
2. V-I If a place or container is overflowing with people or things, it is too full of them. 挤满[usu cont]
Schreiber addressed an auditorium overflowing with journalists. 施赖伯向挤满了新闻记者的观众席致辞。
3. N-COUNT The overflow is the extra people or things that something cannot contain or deal with because it is not large enough. (因空间所限) 无法容纳或安顿下的人或物
4. PHRASE If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in. 满满地
The kitchen garden was full to overflowing with fresh vegetables. 菜园里长满了新鲜的蔬菜。
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overflow (overflowing,overflowed,overflows)
动词读作ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ。名词读作ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ。
剑桥词典
overflow verb (TOO FULL)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]When a liquid overflows, it flows over the edges of a container , etc. because there is too much of it.
（液体）溢出，泛滥
The milk overflowed when I poured it into the jug . 我往壶里倒牛奶的时候，牛奶溢了出来。
Because of heavy rain , the river may overflow its banks . 因为下大雨，河水可能会泛滥，漫过河岸。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
If a container or a place overflows, whatever is inside it starts coming out because it is too full .
（容器或场所）装不下，挤得太满
Oh no, the sink is overflowing all over the floor . 啊呀，糟了，水槽满了，水流得满地都是。
The bin was overflowing with rubbish . 垃圾箱里的垃圾满得装不下了。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]
When a place overflows, or people or things overflow from somewhere , some people or things have to come out because it cannot contain them all.
（场所、人或事物）挤满，满得容不下；爆满；人满为患
The bar was so full that people were overflowing into/onto the street . 酒吧里人满为患，顾客一直排到了大街上。
His room is overflowing with books . 他的房间里放满了书。
UK The train was full to overflowing (= so full that there was not space for any more passengers ). 火车上人满为患。
to overflowing
so that water or another substance is almost coming over the top
（满得）要溢了
Someone had filled the sink to overflowing. 不知谁把水槽里放满了水，都要溢出来了。
UK The sink was full to overflowing. 水槽满了，都要溢出来了。
overflow verb (EMOTIONS)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]If you overflow with thoughts or feelings , you express them strongly .
（想法或感情）充满，洋溢；（激情）澎湃
They were overflowing with emotion at the birth of their baby . 看到孩子出生，他们喜不自禁。
Suddenly, her anger overflowed. 突然，她怒气冲天。 返回 overflow