overdraw /.auva'dro:; NAmE .ouvar'dro:/ verb (overdrew /-'dru:/, over drawn /-'drain/) (especially BrE) to take out more money from a bank
account than it contains A: [VN] Customers who overdraw their accounts will
be charged a fee. [also
V]
overdrawn /,auva'dra:n;
NAmE .ouvar'd-/ ao/ 1 [not usually before noun] (of a person A) having taken more money out of your bank
account than you have in it B it A; I’m overdrawn by £100. 7
100^
2 (of a bank account fgfrjlKA) with more money taken out than was paid in
or left in M ill ^ W : an overdrawn account 0
Your
account is £200
overdrawn. B^A
200
overdressed /.auva'drest;
NAmE .ouvar'd-/ oaf/ (usually disapproving)
wearing clothes that are too formal or too elegant for a particular occasion sF
If AIE A
m
overdrive
/'aovadrarv;
/Mm£ 'ouvard-/ noun [U] an extra high gear in a vehicle, that you use when you are driving
at high speeds ( ) igiift: to be in overdrive fRTl go into 'overdrive to start being
very
active and working very hard jjpgtl; ;
Wr
Ifo X ff: As the wedding approached, the whole family went into
overdrive. ¥ It Af & # 7 ^
A7o
over dub /.auva'dAb; NAmE .ouvar'd-/ verb [VN] (-bb-) to record new sounds
over the sounds on an original recording so that both can be heard ft ( ) gefiJUC
#±;
overdue /.auva'dju:; NAmE .ouvar'du:/ adj. 1 not paid, done, returned, etc. by the
required or expected time
( nm ) AttW, AM, AM; MM: anoverdue
paymentAibrary book itJKlA;M®
A 0
The rent is now overdue. JlftAo
o Her baby
is two weeks overdue. 70
0
This car is overdue for a service, M '/7 7 7-WtM H 7 o 2 that should have happened or been
done before now overdue reforms 0
A book like this is long overdue. A-¥-ffci£7A
ftH£70
.over
’easy adj. {NAmE) (of fried eggs MS) turned over
when almost cooked and fried for a short time on the other side W HQ ( — ffl$1 Of S$ M'J — ffifM
ErM)
overeat /.auvar'iit; NAmE ,ou-/ verb (overate /-'et; NAmE -'eit/, over-eaten /-*i:tn/) [V] to eat more than you
need or more than is healthy Rkl#Mil; ►
over-eat-ing
noun [U] : She went through
periods of compulsive overeating.
.over-1
egg verb IT>T771 .over-egg the pudding used to say that you think sb has
done more than is necessary, or has added unnecessary details to make sth seem
better or worse than it really is ii4SSs/l.:
If
you’re telling lies, keep it
simple—never over-egg the pudding. WML ¥^»]ltf^®0
over
empha sis /.auvar'emfasis;
NAmE .ou-/ noun [U, sing.]
~ (on sth) too much emphasis or
importance M:A ; M A £ ft : an overemphasis on
curing illness rather than preventing it M /HS M W
u verb /.auvar'estimeit; NAmE ,ou-/ [VN] to estimate sth to be
larger, better, more important, etc. than it really is jtj : They overestimated his
ability when they promoted him. it ill ft ft it Of U M ft 7 it #J B A o O The importance of
these findings cannot be overestimated (= is very great).
PT73 underestimate ► over-esti-mation noun [U, C]
■ noun /.auvar'estimat; NAmE ,ou-/ [usually
sing.] an estimate
about the size, cost, etc. of sth that is too high M
EH2 UNDERESTIMATE
over-ex-cited
/.auvarik'sartid;
NAmE ,ou-/ adj. too excited and not behaving in a
calm or sensible way Don’t get the children overexcited just
before bedtime. l|fil$lHtl7icih:f£7M7
over-ex pose /.auvarik'spauz; NAmE .ouvarik'spouz/ verb [VN] [usually
passive] 1
to
affect the quality of a photograph or film by allowing too much light to enter
the camera ) Bi^tMlS PU3 underexpose
2 to allow sb/sth to be
seen too much on television, in the newspapers, etc. M-'-ftilMM: The club is careful not to let the younger
players be overexposed, and rarely allows them to be interviewed, ftX nP73f il:73?:[AMil
► over-exposure
/,auvarik'spau3a(r); NAmE .ouvarik'spou-/ noun [U] over-ex-tend-ed /.auvarik'stendid; NAmE ,ou-/ adj. [not usually before noun] involved in more work or activities, or spending more money, than you
can manage without problems A. ft M ^ X ff; A M
A ► overextend verb [VN] ~ yourself: They
should not overextend themselves on the mortgage. ftMl ] 7 JS A ft
ft ft
m .
over-feed, /'auvafiid; NAmE 'ouvarfiid/ verb (over-fed, over-fed /'auvafed; NAmE 'ouvarfed/) [VN] to give sb/sth
too much food ■ ffc It M ® ► over-fed
adj. fim
UNDERFED
over-fish-ing /.auva'fijir); NAmE .ouvar'f-/ noun [U] the process of taking so many
fish from the sea, a river, etc. that the number of fish in it becomes very low
Oh no! The bath’s overflowing!
M ! M'I*7 !
over-flow verb, noun
■
verb /.auva'flau; NAmE .ouvar'floo/ 1 ~ (with sth) | ~ sth to be so full that the contents go
over the sides S£ tB; Si ft: [V] Plates overflowed with party food.
0 The bath is
overflowing.
S^SiATo 0 (figurative) Her heart overflowed with
love. M (ft 7' M % ffliTMo O [VN] The river overflowed
its banks. M7k^ ft T$e&o 2
[V] ~ (with
sth) (of a place
fife A) to have too many people in it ft $t T A : The streets were
overflowing with the crowds. |£j ± f!] £1: ft $17 A S¥ 0 0 The hospitab are filled
to overflowing (= with patients).
Ail A Ho 3 ~ (into sth) to spread beyond the limits of a
place or container that is too full ftMft#; M® Sft: [V] The meeting overflowed
into the street. H
[aisovN]
■
noun /'auvaflau; NAmE ‘ouvarflou/ 1 [U, sing.] a number
of
people or things that do not fit into the space available #J A ( ) : A new office block was
built to accommodate the
overflow of staff. §rH7-~fi/7' £A^Ift MIo- 0 an overflow car park & Af? 2 [U, sing.] the action of
liquid flowing out of a container, etc. that is already full; the liquid that
flows out SI ft; Sift; an overflow of water
from
the
that
allows extra liquid to escape M If 4 [C, usually sing.] (computing if) a fault that happens because
a number or data item (for example, the result of a calculation) is too large
for the computer to represent it exactly si ft, ±8* (
over-fly /.auva'flai; NAmE .ouvar'f-/ verb (over-flies, overflying,
over-flew /-'flu:/, over-flown /-'flaun; NAmE