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burst its banks phrase
⇨ flood flood verb flood ♦︎ overflow ♦︎ spill over (sth) ♦︎ burst its banksThese words all refer to rivers or containers which are so full that the contents go over the sides. 这些词均表示漫出、溢出。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a river floods / overflows / bursts its banks◆a river overflows / bursts its banks◆tears overflow / spill over■ flood [intransitive] to become filled or covered with water; (of a river) to become so full that it spreads out onto the land around it 灌满水；（河流）泛滥◆The cellar floods whenever it rains heavily.只要一下大雨地窖就淹水。◆When the Ganges floods, it causes considerable damage.恒河泛滥时往往造成严重损害。 see also flood ⇨ soak verb ■ overflow /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ/ [intransitive, transitive](of a container or river) to be so full that the contents go over the sides （容器或河流）漫出，溢出◆The bath is overflowing!浴缸溢水了！◆ (figurative) Her heart overflowed with love.她的心里充满了爱。◆If it keeps raining the river could overflow its banks.如果雨一直不停，河水有可能涨出堤岸。■ ˌspill ˈover ■ ˌspill ˈover sth phrasal verb (spilled, spilled; BrE also spilt, spilt)to go over the sides, edge or surface of sth, especially a container 洒出，溢出（尤指容器）◆The bag was so full of presents that it was spilling over.袋子里装满了礼物，都要散落出来了。◆The tears spilled over and trickled down her cheeks.她的眼泪溢出眼眶，顺着面颊流了下来。◆A few drops of wine spilled over the edge of her glass.几滴葡萄酒溢出了她的酒杯。◆She lay with her hair spilling over the pillow.她躺着，头发披散在枕头上。■ ˌburst its ˈbanks idiom (burst, burst)(of a river) to flood suddenly or dramatically （河流）决堤◆Many sheep were swept to their deaths when the river burst its banks after rising eight feet overnight.河水在一夜之间上涨8英尺后决堤，许多羊被冲走淹死了。 |