overwrite
/ˌəʊvəˈraɪt/verb
(past -wrote /-ˈrəʊt/; past participle -written /-ˈrɪtən/)with obj.
1
- write on top of (other writing)写在（其他文字）上面：
many names had been scratched out or overwritten.
许多名字被刮掉或者在上面写了别的字。
1.1
- Computing destroy (data) or the data in (a file) by entering new data in its place【计算机】替换（数据）; 改写; 覆盖（文档）：
an entry stating who is allowed to overwrite the file.
一条说明谁有文件修改权的语句。
2
- write too elaborately or ornately用华丽（或矫揉造作）的文体写：
there is a tendency to overwrite their parts and fall into cliché.
在他们各自的写作中有一种因文风过于华丽而陷入陈词滥调的倾向。
3
- no obj. [usu. as noun overwriting](in insurance) accept more risk than the premium income limits allow（保险）超限度承担风险后果。