no obj.
1- (especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle（尤指液体）溢出：
chemicals overflowed from a storage tank
化学品从储存罐溢出
with obj. the river overflowed its banks.河水漫过了河堤。
1.1
- (of a container) be so full that the contents go over the sides（容器）满得溢出：
boxes overflowing with bright flowers
装满艳丽鲜花的盒子
as adj. overflowing an overflowing ashtray.堆得满满的烟灰缸。
1.2
- (of a space) be so crowded that people spill out（空间）容纳不下; 挤满人了：
the waiting area was overflowing.
等候区的人太多挤不下了。
1.3
- with obj. flood or flow over (a surface or area)淹没（某一表面, 地区）：
her hair overflowed her shoulders.
她长发披肩。
1.4
overflow with
figurative be very full of (an emotion or quality)〈喻〉充满; 洋溢（感情, 品质）：her heart overflowed with joy.
她满怀喜悦。
1
- mass noun the flowing over of a liquid泛滥：
there was some overflow after heavy rainfall
大雨过后江河有些泛滥。
count noun an overflow of sewage.污水外溢。
1.1
- in sing. the excess or surplus not able to be accommodated by an available space挤不下或多余的人（或物）：
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。
2
- （亦作overflow pipe）(in a bath or sink) an outlet for excess water（浴缸、水池的）溢流口; 溢流管。
3
- mass noun Computing the generation of a number or other data item which is too large for the assigned location or memory space【计算机】数据过载。
短语
full to overflowing
- completely full满满的。
词源
Old English oferflōwan （see OVER-，FLOW）.