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单词 overrun
释义
overrun
verb
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌn/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈrʌn/
present participleoverrunning|past tenseoverran|past participleoverrun

overrunverb(FILL)

[T]
Ifunwantedpeopleor things overrun, theyfillaplacequicklyand inlargenumbers:
（有害的人或事物）肆虐，横行，泛滥
Rebelsoldiersoverran theembassylastnight.昨晚叛乱士兵占领了大使馆。
Ourkitchenis overrunwithcockroaches.我们的厨房蟑螂横行。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Filling and completing
  • backfill
  • box ticking
  • brick
  • brick upsomething
  • brim
  • fill
  • gas
  • jam
  • overcrowd
  • pack
  • packsomething/somewhereout
  • permeate
  • pervade
  • pervasively
  • round
  • suffuse
  • supersaturated
  • takesomethingup
  • tank up
  • topsomethingup
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overrunverb(GO PAST)

[IorT]
tocontinuepast anintendedlimit,especiallyafinishingtimeor acost:
超越，超过（尤指完成期限或费用）
Myeveningclassoverran by tenminutes.我的夜校课晚下课了10分钟。
Itlooksas if we're going to overrunourbudget.看上去我们要超出预算了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Continue & last
  • (it's) business as usualidiom
  • bash on
  • carry(something)on
  • cease
  • cont.
  • contd
  • drag
  • echo
  • insist ondoing something
  • jag
  • keep atsomething
  • keepsomeoneat itidiom
  • leg
  • push on
  • run on
  • runsomeone/somethingover
  • seesomethingout
  • segue
  • span
  • spin
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overrun
noun[C]
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌn/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈrʌn/
afinishingtimeor acostthatcontinuespast anintendedlimit:
Theprojectwasplaguedbycostoverruns anddelays.
Politicians,facingbudgetoverruns,continuetocutspending.
More examples
  • Thecontractwoulddiscourageoverruns ordelayswithfinancialpenalties.
  • Thecompanywasfined£14 million forengineeringoverruns over the NewYearperiod.
  • They would have tocoveroverruns ontheirprojectsorscalethem back tobudget.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Continue & last
  • (it's) business as usualidiom
  • bash on
  • carry(something)on
  • cease
  • cont.
  • contd
  • drag
  • echo
  • insist ondoing something
  • jag
  • keep atsomething
  • keepsomeoneat itidiom
  • leg
  • push on
  • run on
  • runsomeone/somethingover
  • seesomethingout
  • segue
  • span
  • spin
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(Definition ofoverrunfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
overrun
verb
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌn/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈrʌn/
present participleoverrunning|past tenseoverran|past participleoverrun

overrunverb(FILL)

[T]
Ifunwantedpeopleor things overrun, theyfillaplacequicklyand inlargenumbers.
（有害的人或事物）肆虐，横行，泛滥
Rebelsoldiersoverran theembassylastnight.昨晚叛乱士兵占领了大使馆。
Ourkitchenis overrunwithcockroaches.我们的厨房蟑螂横行。

overrunverb(GO PAST)

[IorT]
tocontinuepast anintendedlimit,especiallyafinishingtimeor acost
超越，超过（尤指完成期限或费用）
Myeveningclassoverran by tenminutes.我的夜校课晚下课了10分钟。
Itlooksas if we're going to overrunourbudget.看上去我们要超出预算了。

overrun| American Dictionary

overrun
verb[T]
us
/ˌoʊ·vərˈrʌn/
present participleoverrunning|past tenseoverranus/ˌoʊ·vərˈræn/|past participleoverrun
tospreadover anareaquicklyand inlargenumbers:
Thecityhasbecomeincreasinglyunpleasantbecause it is overrun withtourists.
(Definition ofoverrunfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

overrun| Business English

overrun
verb[I]
uk
/ˌəʊvəˈrʌn/us
overrunning|overran|overrun
tocontinuepast anagreedorexpectedlimit,especiallyafinishingtimeor acost:
Analysts say thecostof theimprovementsareboundto overrun.
overrun by 10 minutes/2 weeks/$1 million, etc.The 45minutesallocatedfor thebriefingoverran byalmost30minutes.
overrun
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈəʊvəˌrʌn/us
thefactthat something hascostmoremoneyor taken moretimethanplanned, or theadditionalamountofmoneyortimespent:
Heexpectsthedepartmenttocoverthis year's overrun bymovingmoneyfromdevelopment.
an overrun of sthWefoundprojectshad anaveragetimeoverrun of 17%.

See also

cost overrun
(Definition ofoverrunfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverrun

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Disputes among subcontractors would follow if the causes of delays are not clearly established and the cost overruns are not reimbursed properly.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When necessary, the government must then propose changes in the legal framework to parliament to prevent overruns, or alternatively compensate by cutting expenditures elsewhere.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Failing to control the technology transfer can delay the business process and result in budget overruns.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Urban growth overran the capacity of traditional urban centres and expanded throughout the landscape at the expense of open spaces.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the latter case, the budget act requires that the government suggest countermeasures in case overruns are foreseen.
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What is called for is a reporting system that monitors all expenditures and alerts the government to potential overruns.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The rebels on the other hand had few problems in replenishing and expanding their military stock by abducting young men in the territories they overran.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Naturally shortfalls and overruns occur when one year is compared with the next.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Without a schedule reflecting proper resource management, delay of project completion and cost overruns can occur.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Many of them seemed like tiny oases hemmed in by the alien rubber which overran the entire peninsula.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, some subcontractors might experience cost overruns when their available resources differ from their resource requirements.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The selection of manufacturing processes has traditionally been a costly bottleneck in the production phases in terms of both dollar and schedule overruns.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Steady increases in the number of requirements and changes to requirements may indicate that the project is at risk for delays and cost overruns.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If the owner does not have the capacity to operate as a smart buyer, the owner risks project schedule and cost overruns and facilities that do not meet performance objectives.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An acquisition that lacks either or both of these elements is at risk of incurring unnecessary cost overruns, not meeting its planned delivery schedule, and not satisfying agency needs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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