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VERB
漫出；溢出；泛濫
If a liquid or a river overflows, it flows over the edges of the container or place it is in.
例句
Pour in some of the syrup, but not all of it, as it will probably overflow...
倒一些糖漿進去，但別全倒，因為可能會溢出來。
Rivers and streams have overflowed their banks in countless places.
在許多地方，河流與小溪都已經決堤。
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VERB
充滿；擠滿；裝滿
If a place or container is overflowing with people or things, it is too full of them.
例句
The great hall was overflowing with people...
大禮堂里擠滿了人。
Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing...
監獄和臨時拘留所里人滿為患。
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VERB
洋溢著（情感）；（情感）溢于言表
If someone is overflowing with a feeling or if the feeling overflows, the person is experiencing it very strongly and shows this in their behaviour.
例句
Kenneth overflowed with friendliness and hospitality...
肯尼思滿懷友善好客之情。
Ridley's anger finally overflowed.
里德利終于按捺不住滿腔的怒火。
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N-COUNT
（過多而）容納不下的人（或東西）
The overflow is the extra people or things that something cannot contain or deal with because it is not large enough.
例句
Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow...
醫院旁搭起了帳篷以安置容納不下的人員。
The loch's overflow cascades into the waterfalls of a Japanese water garden.
溢出的湖水傾瀉而下，形成了一座日式水景花園的瀑布。
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N-COUNT
溢流口；溢流管
An overflow is a hole or pipe through which liquid can flow out of a container when it gets too full.
例句
...the overflow pipe.
溢流管
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PHRASE
將要溢出
If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
例句
The kitchen garden was full to overflowing with fresh vegetables...
家庭菜園里種滿了新鮮蔬菜。
He was one of the few teachers who always filled the lecture room to overflowing.
他是為數不多的課堂場場爆滿的老師之一。