词汇 | spill over |
释义 | Idiom spill over to reach or influence a larger area.The fighting may spill over the border and start a wider war.Layoffs in one industry often spill over into other industries. Phr V spill over spills, spilling, spilt or spilled spill over (sth) if the liquid in a container spills over, it flows over the edge of the containerThat soup's going to spill over if you're not careful. spill over if a bad situation or problem spills over, it begins to have an unpleasant effect on another situation or group of peopleusually + intoThere was a growing concern that the war might spill over into the country's southern republic. sometimes + toThe hostilities could spill over to minority groups in Britain. spillover noun singularWhat we don't want to see is a spillover of the war. used as adjThe bad weather in February and March could have a spillover effect on farmers in April. spill over1. Of a liquid, to spill by flowing out of a container or over some barrier. You're going to need a bigger pot, or else that soup will spill over. The floodwaters spilled over the levee. 2. To go beyond the borders or parameters of something and into something else, especially due to growing in size or scope. It's hard to contain violence to just one neighborhood, you know. It's only a matter of time until it spills over into our part of town too. spill over1. [for a container] to overflow. I hope your bucket of water doesn't spill over. The milk glass spilled over because it was filled too full. 2. [for the contents of a container] to overflow. The bucket is too full. I don't know why the water doesn't spill over. The milk spilled over because you overfilled the glass. |
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