overrun
- spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers；move or extend over or beyond
- an instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost；the movement or extension of something beyond an allotted or particular position or space
verb: overrun, 3rd person present: overruns, gerund or present participle: overrunning, past tense: overran, past participle: overrun
noun: overrun, plural noun: overruns
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- 釋義
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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
- ▪ move or extend over or beyond let the text overrun the right-hand margin
- ▪ run over or beyond (a thing or place) she overran third base 同義詞
- ▪ rotate faster than (another part of a machine) an overrunning clutch
- 2. continue beyond or above an expected or allowed time or cost he mustn't overrun his budget
名詞
- 1. an instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost an unexpectedly large cost overrun in the program
- 2. the movement or extension of something beyond an allotted or particular position or space the system acts as a brake to prevent cable overrun
- ▪ a clear area beyond the end of an airport 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 cutoff
- 更多解釋
- spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers: the Mediterranean has been overrun by tourists the northern frontier was overrun by invaders
- an instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost: the cost overrun caused the company's share price to fall
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