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单词 overtop
释义
overtop
verb
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈtɒp/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈtɑːp/
[T]
(ofwater) toriseto such a highlevelthat it goes over thetoporedgesof something:
高出，比…高
Floodwaters overtopped theleveesthatyear.那年洪水淹没了堤坝。
[I]
(of ariver,lake, etc.) to have so muchwaterthat thewatergoes over thetoporedgesof it :
（河流、湖泊等因涨水而）漫过堤岸
There arefearsthat theriverwill overtop.人们担心河流会决堤。
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(Definition ofovertopfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Shaded crowns were overtopped by taller neighbours so that the entire crown was shaded when the sun was directly overhead.
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At the same time, branches are overtopped by others resulting in reduced light and evaporative demand.
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They were healthy individuals, not sprouts, and were not overtopped by plants with heights similar to the sample plant.
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We have been talking about cut-off dates, overtopping and frozen entitlements.
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A length of 200 yards of earthen embankment about one mile upstream of the city was also overtopped by a few inches.
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To-day, there is one barrier which overtops all others, and that is the fear of war.
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Worthing has a long, exposed shingle beach, but cannot obtain grant aid for the provision of splash walls to prevent flooding from overtopping waves.
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He said that in all these cases there was a small tax but a large principle, and he said later that there was some principle which overtopped the tax.
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Areas that are defended are passive until such time as the defences are overtopped or breached and are not regarded as part of the functional flood plain.
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My officials will be studying in consultation with the authorities concerned whether any changes need to be made in those areas where the defences were breached or overtopped.
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As a result of these unpre- cedented conditions, sea defences over a great length of coastline were overtopped and breached in many places and the sea has penetrated far inland.
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He does not get any standard rate tax back by invoking that because the amount he has to surrender overtops the tax which he will recover.
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About six months ago there was another high tide which overtopped the levels of the old defence but did not reach the level of the new one.
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There must be adequate flood defences, buildings must be designed to resist flooding should defences be overtopped and there must be suitable warning and evacuation procedures.
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Many seedlings and sprouts may emerge, but most of these are eventually overtopped by faster growing species.
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