spillover
noun[C]
mainlyUSuk/ˈspɪlˌəʊ.vər/us/ˈspɪlˌoʊ.vɚ/spillovernoun[C](LIQUID)
anamountofliquidthat hasbecometoo much for theobjectthatcontainsit andflowsorspreadsout:
(液体)溢出部分,溢出量The spillover from theadjacentriverfloodedthelowerfields.附近河流涨出的河水淹没了低地。
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Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leakage
- ripple
- run a bathphrase
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- spit
- swirl
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
spillovernoun[C](EFFECTS)
theeffectsof anactivitythat havespreadfurtherthan wasoriginallyintended:
(非预期的)影响We are nowwitnessinga spillover of thewarintoneighbouringregions.我们现在亲眼看到战争影响到周边地区。
Outcomes and consequences
- aftereffect
- aftermath
- age
- be a monument tosomethingidiom
- bed
- end result
- fallout
- first fruit
- fruit
- implication
- in
- ironically
- knock-on effect
- repercussion
- resultant
- resulting
- reverberation
- ripple effect
- sequel
- side effect