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When something overtops something else, it stands higher than it. A tree can overtop a roof. A new block of flats can overtop the old houses beside it. People also stretch it: a person, a feeling, or a name can overtop the rest, meaning it matters more and takes first place. That second use is a bit ; in everyday talk you are more likely to hear outweigh or overshadow. Though actually, if you follow flood news you will meet overtop in a very practical way: water overtops a wall or a dam when it rises higher than the top and spills over. Same picture — higher than the top — just wetter. The word is not . It belongs to description, news, and slightly careful writing.
高過;蓋過;漫過(水面高過堤防、水壩時)
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
overtopverb/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/
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To be higher than; to rise over the top of.
- From thence we came without the Eaſtern gate, (ſtanding on a low Banke, called the daughter of Syon, that over-toppeth the valley of Iehoſaphat,) unto an immoveable ſtone, upon the which they ſaid St. Stephen was ſtoned to death, the firſt Martyr of the Chriſtian faith; and the faithfull fore-runner of many noble followers.
- Nor was he content with thus strongly garrisoning the fort, but he likewise added exceedingly to its strength by furnishing it with a formidable battery of quaker guns—rearing a stupendous flag-staff in the centre which overtopped the whole city—and moreover by building a great windmill on one of the bastions.
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To place too many toppings on.
- to overtop a pizza
overtopadv/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/
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Over the top.
- Paul put the skull back in its proper place, put back the coffin lid, and kicked dirt and rocks overtop.
overtopnoun/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/
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businessclothingfashionA garment designed to be worn over the top portion of other clothes, such as an overshirt, vest, or overtunic.
- Featured is the big plaid, streaked with white in a softly gathered skirt & an overtop of velveteen with a dacron polytester^([sic]) oliver bow blouse in white.
- A very obvious point, but one easily overlooked, is that children from 0–5 grow all the time, so a garment often only fits perfectly for a short time. So if, for instance, a long sleeved dress worn during the summer is visualized as being worn under an overtop in winter, you will have to allow for 6 months’ growth.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。