Overflow

(v.)

1. overflow (with sth) / overflow sth: to be so full that the contents go over the sides

漫出；溢出

e.g. Plates overflowed with party food.

聚会上的食物碟满盘盈。

e.g. The bath is overflowing.

浴盆溢水了。

e.g. (figurative) Her heart overflowed with love.

她的心里从满了爱。

e.g. The river overflowed its banks.

河水涨出了堤岸。

2. overflow (with sth) (of a place): to have too many people

挤满了人

e.g. The streets were overflowing with the crowds.

街上到处挤满了人群。

e.g. The hospitals are filled to overflowing (=with patients).

医院都人满为患。

3. overflow (into sth): to spread beyond the limits of a place or container that is too full

扩展出界；过度延伸

e.g. The meeting overflowed into the street.

机会的人群延伸到了大街上。

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