-•floon/) to fly over a place 飞越；飞过：[VN] We ove/^ew 访e war zone, taking
photographs.我们飞越战
区摄影。◊ [V] the noi$e 斤om.ove^yin^ptones 过往飞机
发出的噪声►overflightnow/? overfond /.auve'fDnd; NAmE .ouvar'faind/ adj. ~ of
sb/sth liking sb/sth too much (■对… >-过于喜欢，过分
喜爱
over-garment /'auvagaiment;
NAmE
'ouvargairm-/ noun {formal) an item of clothing
that is worn over other clothes 罩袍；大衣
overgen-er-al-ize /.auva'dsenralaiz;
NAmE ,ouvar'd3-/ verb [V] to make
a statement that is not accurate
because it is too general做过分概括的陈述；说话过于笼
^ ► over-gen-er-al-iz-ation /.auvadsenralai'zeiXn;
NAmE touvard3enr0la'zeijn/ noun [C, ll] overgen-er-ous /.auva'dsenares; NAmE fiuvQr'dz-l adj. 〜（with sth) giving too
much of sth (施4某物时.):‘过+ 慷慨的，‘过分大方的：She is not overgenerous with praise•她不说过头的恭维话。
overgraze /.auva'greiz; NAmE .ouvar'g-/ verb [VN] if land is overgrazed, it
is damaged by having too many animals feeding on it 在（土地)土过度放牧 overground /'auvagraund; NAmE 'ouvarg-/ adv.
{BrE) on or above
the surface of the ground, rather than under it在地面上；高出地面：The new rartway 〖ine wiH run overground•新铁路线将铺在地面上。►overground adj. ： overground trains Jfe ffi ik. $ —
compare underground adj.{\)
overgrown /.auva'graun;
NAmE .ouvar'groun/
adj. 1 ~ (with sth) (of gardens,
etc.花齒等）covered with
plants that have been allowed to grow wild and have not been .controlled植物蔓生的；杂草丛生的：an over- grow/i path 长满野草的小径◊ rhe
garden’s compieteZy overgrown with weeds.花 _ 里长满了 杂草。2 (often
6//sflpprov/V?g) that has grown too large 免雇过快的；长 得过大的：an overgrown WHage膨胀过矢囟辁连◊ rh^y act like a pair of
overgrown children (= they are adults but they behave like
children).他俩如举动就像一对大
孩子。
overgrowth /'auvagrauG; NAmE 'ouvargrouB/ noun [U, sing.] (technical 7|ti§) too much
growth of sth, especially sth that grows on or over sth else 增生；疯长 overhand /'auvahasnd; NAmE 'ouvarh-/ adj., adv. {especially NAmE) = OVERARM overhang verb, noun
m verb /.auva'haer)； NAmE .ouvar'h-/ (over-hung,
over-hung /-'hArj/) to stick out over and above sth else ;悬 挂；灸出于某物之上：[VN] His
big/at bdiy overhung his beZt.他那硕大肥胖的肚子挺在腰带上面。◊ [V] 77iepath was cool and dark with
overhanging trees.
映，凉爽幽暗。一 picture o overlap mnoun /'auvahaer)； NAmE 'ouvarh-/ 1
the part of sth that sticks out over and above sth else .(•••.上.的）伸出物，
外伸物，悬垂物；The roo/has an overhang to protect the
waH5_/h>m the rain.屋;有飞檐突tb，保护墙壁不受
雨淋。一 picture o overlap 2 the amount by which sth hangs over and above sth
else 外伸量；突.._出量
3 [usually
sing.] (espec/fl//y A//4/r?£，办ws/’/iess 商）the state, of being extra to what is required; the
things that are extra 过剩（物）；积压（，物.）：attempts to reduce the overhang
o/urwo〖d goods减>滞销商品积压的尝试
over-hasty
/.auve'heisti; NAmE .ouvar'h-/ adj. done too soon
or doing sth too soon, especially without enough thought过于匆忙的；过急的；过于草.率的：cm overhasty
decision 过于草率的决定◊ We
were overhasfy in mafcing the c/ioice.我们如运备作得太急了。
overhaul noun, verb
mnoun /'auvahoil; NAmE 'ouvarh-/ an
examination of a machine or system, including doing repairs on it or making
changes to it 检修；■大修；改造：a complete/ major
overhaul 0 A radical overhaul of the
tax system is necessary.
4必要彻底改革税制。
■ verb /.auva'hoil;
NAmE .ouvar-/ [VN]
1 to examine every part of a machine, system, etc. and make any necessary
changes or repairs 彻底检修：77ie engine has been compZetdy overhauled•爰鉍机已彻底检修过了。2 to
come from behind a person
you are competing against in a race and go past them赶上，超过（赛跑对手,） HT1 overtake ： He managed to overhaul the leader on the如aUap•他在最后一圈努力超过了领先的人。
overhead adv., adj., noun
m adv. /.auva'hed;
NAmE .ouvar'hed/ above
your head; in the sky 在头 ± 方；在_空.中：PZanes jlew overhead coristanriy.飞机不断从头顶上飞过。◊ rhunder boomed
in the s办overhead.被声表天空中隆隆作响。
madj. /'auvahed; NAmE 'ouvarhed/ 1 above your
head; raised above the ground头上方的；地面以上的；，髙架
的：overhead power Hnes 高架输电线 2 [only before
noun] connected with the general costs of running a business or an
organization, for example paying for rent or elec- tricity经费的；管理费用的：overhead
costs营运开支
■ noun [U] [especially NAmE) = overheads .overhead projector noun {abbr. OHP) a piece of
equipment that projects an image onto a wall or screen so that many people can
’see it 投影仪■ over-heads /'auvahedz; NAmE 'ouvarh-/ noun [pi.] {especially Br^) (also over-head [U]
especially in NAmE)
regular costs that you have when you are running a business or an
organization, such as rent, electricity, wages, etc.经费；营运费用；经常性开支
over.hear
/,auva_hia(r); AMmf _ouvar_hir/ 叱必（over- heard,
over.fieard /-_li3:d; -.h3;rd/) to hear,
espe
cially by accident, a
conversation in wiiich you are not involved偶然听到；无意中听到：[VN] We ta〖fced quierfy
so 〇5 not to be
overheard. _们砝声女M，以免别人听到。
0 I
overheard a conversation between two Itoys on the bus.我在公共汽宇上无意中听到两个男孩的谈话。◊ [VN -ing] VV^e
overheard them argi^i'ng•我们碰巧昕到他
?门吵嘴。◊ [VN』inf] J overheard Mm say he was going to France.我偶然听见他说他要去法国。一 compare eavesdrop..
over-heat /.auva'hiit; NAmE .ouvar'h-/ verb 1 to become or
to make sth become too. hot 变得过热；使过热：[V] 77ie
engine is overheating.发动机过喊了。_◊ [VN] It’s
vi'taZ not to overheat the Hquid. i矣_的i不要让液体过热。
2
[V] (of a counties economy 国象建济)to
be too active, with rising prices发展过热；过于活跃（伴随物价高涨）
► over-heat-ing noun [U]
overheated /.auva'hirtid;
NAmE .ouvar'h-/ adj. 1 too hot 太热的；过热的：Don’t sZeep I'n cm overheated room. 不要垚太热的M子里睡觉。2 too interested or excited 斑乎热心的;过，兴奋的；痴迷的：the_/?gmento/cm overheated imagination想入非非而虚构的事物3 (of a countr/s economy 国家经济j too active
in a way that may cause problems过热的；增长过快的
overhung
pt of overhang
overin-dulge /.auvarm'dAlds; NAmE ,ou-/ verb 1 [v] 〜（in sth) to have too much of
sth nice, especially food or drink过多地享用（尤指食物或饮料）2 [VN] to give sb more than
is good for them 过分放任；过于纵容：His mother overinduiged
Wm.他母亲和■也过'于溺差。
over-in-flated /.auvarm'fleitid; NAmE ,〇〇-/ adj. 1 (of a price or value侖格或价值)too
high过高如；过于高涨
的：overin/!ated house prices.过高的邊•'价 2 made to seem better, worse, more
important, etc. than it really is夸张的；夸大的；育过其实的BEd exaggerated
3
filled with too
much air 过度充气的：Overinflated tyres burst
more easfZy.充气每量的轮胎更容易爆裂。
overjoyed /.auva'dsoid;
NAmE ,ouvar'd3-/ adj. [not before
noun] ~
(at sth/to do sth) | ~ (that ...) extremely happy or pleased 非常高兴；成 # 若狂 Sd delighted : He was ove/7‘oyed at my success.我的成功便他欣喜若狂。◊ We were
ove/^oyed to hear their good news•听到他们的
好消息，我们都大喜过望。◊ She was
overjoyed that her article had been published.
极了。o note at glad
over-kill /'auvakil; NAmE 'ouvarkil/ noun {U] {disapproving) too much of
sth that reduces the effect it has 犹木及；做得 M 火的秦：rhere is a
danger 〇/ overfcZH i/ you pkm
everything too care_/i/Hy.如果事事 M 分谨小十貪
微，那结果难免有适得其反的危险。
overlaid pt, pp of overlay
overland /'auvalaend; NAmE 'ouvarl-/ adj. across the
land; by land, not by sea or by air 横跨陆地的；通过陆