overheat
- IPA[ˈōvərˌ(h)ēt]
美式
- make or become too hot；make too excited
verb: overheat, 3rd person present: overheats, gerund or present participle: overheating, past tense: overheated, past participle: overheated
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動詞
- 1. make or become too hot her car started to overheat it's vital not to overheat the liquid
- ▪ make too excited we don't want wild stories circulating, they only overheat things
- 2. (of a country's economy) show marked inflation when increased demand results in rising prices rather than increased output lending rates could soar as the economy overheats credit expansion helped overheat the economy
- having become or been made too hot: let the overheated engine cool off
Oxford Dictionary
- having become or been made too hot: let the overheated engine cool off
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˌəʊvəˈhiːt]
英式
- make or become too hot: her car started to overheat it's vital not to overheat the liquid
Oxford Dictionary
