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1. Oxford Dictionary

   overrun

   • v.
     spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers；move or extend over or beyond
   • n.
     an instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost；the movement or extension of something beyond an expected or allotted position

   • verb: overrun, 3rd person present: overruns, gerund or present participle: overrunning, past tense: overran, past participle: overrun

   • noun: overrun, plural noun: overruns

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers the Mediterranean has been overrun by tourists the northern frontier was overrun by invaders 同義詞 invade, storm, march into, occupy, infest, ... 更多swarm over, surge over, flow over, inundate, swamp, overwhelm, permeate, penetrate, spread over, spread like wildfire over, run riot over, overgrow, grow over
   • ▪ move or extend over or beyond let the text overrun the right-hand margin
   • ▪ run over or beyond Rufus overran third base 同義詞 exceed, go beyond, go over, last longer than, overshoot, ... 更多run over
   • ▪ rotate faster than (another part of a machine) an overrunning clutch
   • 2. continue beyond or above an expected or allowed time or cost he allowed the match to overrun by 2 minutes he mustn't overrun his budget

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost the cost overrun caused the company's share price to fall
   • 2. the movement or extension of something beyond an expected or allotted position the system acts as a brake to prevent cable overrun the pilot thinks he is braking as hard as possible but has the risk of an overrun
   • ▪ a clear area beyond the end of a runway the aircraft crossed the overrun and rolled down an embankment
   • 3. the movement of a vehicle at a speed greater than is imparted by the engine the engines have overrun fuel cut-off