overtop
verb /ˌəʊvəˈtɒp/
/ˌəʊvərˈtɑːp/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they overtop | /ˌəʊvəˈtɒp/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɑːp/ |
| he / she / it overtops | /ˌəʊvəˈtɒps/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɑːps/ |
| past simple overtopped | /ˌəʊvəˈtɒpt/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɑːpt/ |
| past participle overtopped | /ˌəʊvəˈtɒpt/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɑːpt/ |
| -ing form overtopping | /ˌəʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɑːpɪŋ/ |
- overtop something (especially of water) to rise above something, especially a barrier
超越： 超越某物，尤其是障碍- The river overtopped its banks during a series of storms last month.
在上个月的一系列风暴中，河水漫过了堤岸。 - Levees along the Mississippi could be overtopped or breached at any time.
密西西比河沿岸的防洪堤随时可能被淹没或决堤。
- The river overtopped its banks during a series of storms last month.
- overtop something/somebody to be higher than something/somebody
超越： 高于某物/某人- The city walls are overtopped by church spires and minarets.
城墙被教堂尖塔和尖塔遮住了。
- The city walls are overtopped by church spires and minarets.