(-topped, -topping)with obj.
1- exceed in height高出; 比…高：
no building is allowed to overtop the cathedral.
任何建筑物的高度都不允许超过大教堂。
1.1
- (especially of water) rise over the top of (a barrier constructed to hold it back)（尤指水）涨过（堤坝）：
the old sea wall is regularly overtopped by high tides.
老海堤经常被高潮时的潮水淹没。
1.2
- archaic be superior to in quality〈古〉超过; 胜过：
none can overtop him in goodness.
其善无人能过之。
- chiefly Canadian over〈主加〉在上面; 在…之上：
as adv. the fence broke as he climbed overtop他爬到栅栏上时, 栅栏断了。
as prep. sprinkle the mixture overtop the batter.把混合调料撒在面糊上。