/ˌəʊvəˈfləʊɪŋ/ adj.1.(very full)充满的;过满的;
+ container满溢的
to be overflowing
prison +人满为患
Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing.监狱和临时拘留营里人满为患。
to be overflowing with people
hall +挤满人
2.to overflowing
(full up)满溢的;挤满的;再也容纳不下的
to be full to overflowing满溢;挤满
The prisons are full to overflowing.监狱已人满为患。
to fill sth to overflowing
+ bar, restaurant, hall使挤得满满的
He was one of the few teachers who always filled the lecture room to overflowing.他是为数不多的堂堂课听讲学生爆满的老师之一。
to be filled to overflowing
building +被挤满;container +塞满