Old English oferfleow "to flow across, flood, inundate," also "to flow over (a brim or bank);" see over- + flow (v.). Related: Overflowed; overflowing.
overflow (n.)
1580s, "act of overflowing," from overflow (v.).
权威例句
1. Tents have been set up next to hospitals to handle the overflow.
医院旁搭起了帐篷以安置容纳不下的人员。
2. The loch's overflow cascades into the waterfalls of a Japanese water garden.
溢出的湖水倾泻而下,形成了一座日式水景花园的瀑布。
3. There is an overflow of cheap ballpoint pens in the market.
市场上圆珠笔泛滥.
4. The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.
浴缸里的水溢到了地板上.
5. The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.