overflow
US
UK overflow vi: (liquid: spill out of)
SC 满溢，溢出 mǎn yì，yì chū
TC 溢出
TC 溢出
The water in the sink overflowed and ran onto the floor.
水槽中的水溢出来，流到地板上。
overflow vi: (receptacle: be overfull with liquid)
SC 溢出 yì chū
TC 溢出
TC 溢出
SC 漫出
Jane left the tap running and the washbasin overflowed.
简忘记关水龙头，水从洗手池中溢出来，流了一地。
overflow vi: figurative (with people, cars) (比喻车、人等太多了)
SC 容纳不下，外流 róng nà bú xià，wài liú
TC 外流
TC 外流
The room was overflowing; people were spilling out into the corridors.
人太多，房间里容纳不下了，就挤进走廊。
overflow n: (of water, liquid)
SC 横溢 héng yì
SC 溢出 héng yì，yì chū
TC 溢出
TC 溢出
I poured too much milk into the jug and the overflow ran down the sides.
我把牛奶倒太多，都溢出来了，顺着罐子往下流。
overflow, overflow pipe n: (outlet for excess liquid)
SC 溢流管
SC 溢流口
If you overfill the sink, the excess water drains through the overflow.
如果洗手池里盛太多的水，多余的水就会顺着溢流口流走。
overflow n: figurative (excess amount)
SC 泛滥 fàn làn
TC 泛濫
TC 泛濫
SC 溢出 fàn làn，yì chū
TC 溢出(比喻)
TC 溢出(比喻)
They need to build more roads; the overflow of traffic has to go somewhere.
交通拥堵得太厉害了，需要修建一些新的道路。
overflow n: (dam: outlet) (水坝)
SC 泄水口，出水口，排水闸 chū shuǐ kǒu
overflow with [sth] vi + prep: figurative (be full of [sth])
SC 充满，满是 chōng mǎn，mǎn shì
TC 充滿
TC 充滿
SC 洋溢
Jemima's heart was overflowing with joy.
overflow [sth] vtr: (cause to spill over)
SC 使溢出
SC 使外流
Tom overflowed the bathtub.
overflow [sth] vtr: figurative (spill out of a space) (因空间有限)
SC 挤出，挤满 jǐ chū，jǐ mǎn
The crowd overflowed the auditorium.