overrun

美[ˌoʊvə'rʌn] 英[ˌəʊvə'rʌn]

v. 超越；侵占；泛滥；流行于

n. 【C】超出量

过去式：overran 过去分词：overrun 现在分词：overrunning 第三人称单数：overruns

近义词：invade，swarming，infested，teeming，filled，flooded，choked，attack，assail，assault，besiege，ravage，plunder，infest，spread，beset，flood，exceed，abound，runover，brimover，overproduction，wellover，overflow，

英英释义

Noun

too much production or more than expected

Verb

invade in great numbers;
"the roaches infested our kitchen"
occupy in large numbers or live on a host;
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
flow or run over (a limit or brim)
seize the position of and defeat;
"the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
run beyond or past;
"The plane overran the runway"

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用作动词(v.)

The lecturer overran by ten minutes.演讲人超过规定时间十分钟。
This destroyer can overrun any submarine.这艘驱逐舰的速度比任何潜水艇都快。
The news programme overran the allotted time.新闻节目超出了规定的时间。
Enemy soldiers had overrun the island.敌军士兵侵占了该岛。
The streets were overrun by Hitler's bullies.那时希特勒的暴徒在街上横行霸道，无恶不作。
The plains were overrun by Tartar hordes.这些平原上散布着鞑靼人的游牧部落.
Presently the fields have been overrun by weeds.很快地里就长满了杂草。
The new fashion overran Europe.这种服装新款式在欧洲风行。

用作名词(n.)

The university faced a cost overrun on account of miscalculation.该大学面临着因计算错误而导致大学经费超支的问题。

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