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单词 overrun
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overrun
vəʳrʌn ˌoʊvərˈrʌn ˈoʊvərˌrʌn
(also over-run)Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense overruns, present participle overrunning, past tense , past participle overran
1 VERB (迅速)侵占,占领 If an army or an armed force overruns a place, area, or country, it succeeds in occupying it very quickly. (迅速)侵占,占领
  • A group of rebels overran the port area and most of the northern suburbs. [VERB noun]

    一群叛乱分子迅速占领了港口地区和大部分城北郊区。

  • The centre of New Delhi was overrun by an armed mob which attacked government buildings. [VERB noun]

    新德里市中心被一群袭击政府大楼的武装暴徒控制了。

SYN overwhelm, attack, assault, occupy
2 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 横行的;泛滥的;肆虐的 If you say that a place is overrun with things that you consider undesirable, you mean that there are a large number of them there. 横行的;泛滥的;肆虐的 [Also + with]
  • The flower beds were overrun with grasses.

    花坛里杂草横生。

  • The Hotel has been ordered to close because it is overrun by mice and rats. [+ by]

    由于老鼠泛滥成灾,该旅馆被勒令关闭。

  • Padua and Vicenza are prosperous, well-preserved cities, not overrun by tourists. [+ by]

    帕多瓦和维琴察两市商业繁荣,建筑古迹保存良好,也没有蜂拥而至的游客。

3 VERB 超过时限 If an event or meeting overruns by, for example, ten minutes, it continues for ten minutes longer than it was intended to. 超过时限 [Also VERB]
  • Tuesday's lunch overran by three-quarters of an hour. [VERB + by]

    星期二的午餐超时了45分钟。

  • The talks overran their allotted time. [VERB noun]

    会谈超过了他们的预定时间。

4 VERB (费用等)超支,超出预算 If costs overrun, they are higher than was planned or expected. (费用等)超支,超出预算 [business]
  • We should stop the nonsense of taxpayers trying to finance new weapons whose costs always overrun hugely. [VERB]

    新武器研发的费用总是大大超支,却还要试图让纳税人出钱资助,我们应该制止这一荒谬至极的行为。

  • Costs overran the budget by about 30%. [VERB noun]

    开支超出预算将近30%

SYN exceed, go beyond, surpass, overshoot
Overrun is also a noun.
  • He was stunned to discover cost overruns of at least $1 billion.

    他震惊地发现花费至少超了10亿美元。

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