overrun

overrun

英 [əʊvə'rʌn]
　　美 ['ovərʌn]

n. 泛濫成災；超出限度
　　vt. 泛濫；超過；蹂躪
　　vi. 泛濫；蔓延

中文詞源：

overrun 超過

over-,在上，超過，run,跑。引申詞義趕上，超過。

例句：

1. Padua and Vicenza are prosperous, well-preserved cities, not overrun by tourists.
帕多瓦和維琴察兩市商業繁榮，建築古跡保存良好，也沒有蜂擁而至的遊客。

2. The flower beds were overrun with grasses.
花壇裡雜草橫生。

3. The Roman Empire was overrun by Nordic barbarians.
羅馬帝國被日耳曼的野蠻人推翻瞭。

4. The stores were overrun with rats and mice.
倉庫裡到處都是大大小小的老鼠。

5. The house was completely overrun with mice.
這房子簡直成瞭老鼠的天下。