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was just her imagination working overtime. ft X A 4>ft0 SPR^ft^AAX^T„ overtired /.auva'taiad; /Mmf .ouvar'taiard/ od/- ex­tremely tired, so that you become irritated easily jg

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overtone /'aovataun; NAmE 'ouvartoun/ noun [usually pi.] an attitude or an emotion that is suggested and is not expressed in a direct way ; W A'A.;E; Bfzn:

There were political overtones to the point he was making, ft X A A          ef X o — compare undertone

overtook pt of overtake

over-train /.auva'trein; NAmE .ouvar’t-/ verb [V] (of an athlete        to train too hard or for too long MIS

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overture /'auvatjua(r); -tjua(r); NAmE 'ouvartfar; -tjur/ noun 1 a piece of music written as an introduction to an OPERA or a BALLET (  ft      lu#

ft : Prokofiev’s overture to ‘Romeo and Juliet’

JPAft        ftJM 2 [usually pi.] ~ (to sb) a

suggestion or an action by which sb tries to make friends, start a business relationship, have discussions, etc. with sb else A Iff ; ItM: He began making overtures to a number of merchant banks. -ffeJF^±gtj]W]

overturn /,auva't3in; NAmE ,ouvar’t3:rn/ verb 1 if sth overturns, or if sb overturns it, it turns upside down or on its side M iM; §\ W; H W: (VI The car skidded and overturned. X jj ?f Sfl $J T 0 0 [VN] He stood up quickly, overturning his chair. ItkSM      #BT]f

2 [VN] to officially decide that a legal decision etc. is not correct, and to make it no longer valid ftf $$ ,

) : to overturn a decision/conviction/ verdict             0 His sentence was

overturned by the appeal court. ± i/f H     7 $ Ife ft

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overuse /.auva’juiz; NAmE .ouvar'j-/ verb [VN] to use sth too much or too often MU:; MIS: ‘Nice’ is a very overused word. * nice —► over-use /,auva'juis; NAmE .ouvar'j-/ noun [U, sing.] overvalue /.auva'vaeljui; NAmE .ouvar'v-/ verb [VN] [often passive] to put too high a value on sth 'fei+Mr^; MAH R: Intelligence cannot be overvalued. ^ fj Ik ft \t Jr ft o 0 (business fgj) overvalued currencies/stocks HAM

overview /'auvavju:; NAmE 'ouvarv-/ noun a general description or an outline of sth $£&;       USA; MR

FK771 SURVEY

over-ween-ing /.auva'wiimr); NAmE .ouvar'w-/ adj. [only before noun] (formal, disapproving) showing too much confidence or pride ft; i A ft; MX i Is ft HEJ

ARROGANT

overweight /.auva'weit; NAmE .ouvar'w-/ adj. 1 (of people A) too heavy and fat A# ft; US ft: She was only a few pounds overweight.

023 underweight 2 above an allowed weight SMi ffl S M ft; MS ft: overweight baggage jgg Jr ft overwhelm /.auva'welm; NAmE .ouvar'w-/ verb [VN] [often passive] 1 to have such a strong emotional effect on sb that it is difficult for them to resist or know how to react ( ]i1t      ) fEM, jfcW&g BECIover-

come : She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.

o o The beauty of the landscape overwhelm­ed me. A M ft M A ^ if if ffe S? o 2 to defeat sb completely jFEfiJ;     EEC] overpower: The

army was overwhelmed by the rebels. AIA M fk/Lfk'% 3 to be so bad or so great that a person cannot deal with it; to give too much of a thing to a person JEE J# ; H X B§I: We were overwhelmed by requests for information, ft iR it $ #1 It Bfx e 4 (literary) (of water 7|c) to cover sb/sth completely ffM BEE3 flood

overwhelm-ing /.auva'welmir); NAmE .ouvar'w-/ adj. very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react g Aft; ffigJHft; XX trtfgft: The evidence against him was overwhelming. A fife X f 'J ft tjE jjg A X 1ft 301 o o The overwhelming majority

of those present were in favour of the plan. £feA^$£MA i U%t ft MXit #J o o an overwhelming sense of loss M. AftXUrji 0 She had the almost overwhelming desire to tell him the truth. MUX#?! o’iff  <> 0 You may

find it somewhat overwhelming at first.

AAliiXXiriJfto ►over-whelm-ing-ly adv. : They voted overwhelmingly against the proposal, iffejl]

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overwinter /.auva'wmta(r); NAmE .ouvar'w-/ verb [V, VN] (of animals, birds and plants AIIW IS #0 to spend the winter months in a place; to stay alive or to keep sth alive during the winter (        jt!M^-X —com­

pare winter v.

overwork /,auva'w3:k; NAmE ,ouvar‘w3:rk/ verb, noun m verb to work too hard; to make a person or an animal work too hard ( H        MAAA: [V] You look

tired. Have you been overworking? H (Vi f- fit fi, HX O [VN] She overworks her staff. ifeii:

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• noun [U] the fact of working too hard MjS ; MAX ^: His illness was brought on by money worries and overwork. iftMlMffl^IMSM^ft„ overworked /.auva'W3:kt; NAmE ,ouvar’w3:rkt/ adj. 1 made to work too hard or too much If£M^ ft; $r IMS ft: overworked nurses f litlft^i 2 (of words or phrases iS] A) used too often so that the meaning or effect has become weaker hi j#MM ft; M MA^ft

overwrite /.auva'rait; NAmE .ouvar'r-/ verb (overwrote /-'raut; NAmE -'rout/, over-writ-ten /-'ritn/) [VN] (com­puting if) to replace information on the screen or in a file by putting new information over it HA; Jr A overwrought /,auva'rait; NAmE .ouvar'r-/ adj. very worried and upset; excited in a nervous way MSM^ ft;       K3K$(^ft HZ13distraught

over-zeal ous /.auva'zelas; NAmE .ouvar'z-/ adj. show­ing too much energy or enthusiasm M ft; ^ff M iti ft : An overzealdus security guard checked inside the baby’s bottle. -£MAAIRft&£frA7^J.LftM

ovi duct /'auvidAkt; NAmE 'ou-/ noun [anatomy ffl) either of the tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries in women and female animals

ovine /'auvain; NAmE 'ou-/ adj. (technical A ip) relating to sheep Aft; W^Aft

ovip arous /au'viparas; NAmE ou-/ adj. [biology X) (of an animal producing eggs rather than live babies IPX ft — compare ovoviviparous, viviparous ovoid /'auvaid; NAmE 'ou-/ adj. [format) shaped like an egglr^ft; iPfl^ft ►ovoidnoun ovo vi vip ar ous /.auvauvi'viparas; NAmE .ouvou-/ adj. [biology X) (of an animal z% $j) producing babies by means of eggs that are hatched inside the body of the parent, like some snakes IP In X ft — compare

OVIPAROUS, VIVIPAROUS

ovu-late /’Dvjuleit; NAmE 'a:v-/ verb [V] (of a woman or a female animal      to produce an egg

(= called an ovum) from the ovary A IP; A IP ► ovu- la-tion /.Dvju'leijn; NAmE ,a:v-/ noun [U]: methods of predicting ovulation Mi'J^lPftAfe ovule /'nvjuil; 'au-; NAmE 'ou-J noun [biology X) the part of the ovary of a plant containing the female cell, which becomes the seed when it is fertilized K 3^ — picture o plant

ovum /'auvam; NAmE 'ou-/ noun [pi. ova /'auva; NAmE 'ouva/) [biology X) a female cell of an animal or a plant that can develop into a young animal or plant when

FERTILIZED IP; IPX; iP^fflM

ow /au/ exclamation used to express sudden pain ( A VeM )        Ow! That hurt! #1$! H^EUcTl

OWe 0-w /au; NAmE ou/ verb (not used in the progressive tenses AfflXMAN*)

1 ~ sth (to sb) (for sth) | ~ (sb) sth (for sth) to have to pay sb for sth that you have already received or return money that you have borrowed X ( ft ) ; X ( Ik ) : [VNN, VN] She still owes her father £3 000. A

3 000 A Ho 0 She still owes £3 000 to her father.