2ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ]横行的;泛滥的;肆虐的 If you say that a place is overrun with things that you consider undesirable, you mean that there are a large number of them there. 横行的;泛滥的;肆虐的 [Also + with]
The flower beds were overrun with grasses.
花坛里杂草横生。
The Hotel has been ordered to close because it is overrun by mice and rats. [+ by]
由于老鼠泛滥成灾,该旅馆被勒令关闭。
Padua and Vicenza are prosperous, well-preserved cities, not overrun by tourists. [+ by]
帕多瓦和维琴察两市商业繁荣,建筑古迹保存良好,也没有蜂拥而至的游客。
3VERB 超过时限 If an event or meeting overruns by, for example, ten minutes, it continues for ten minutes longer than it was intended to. 超过时限 [Also VERB]
Tuesday's lunch overran by three-quarters of an hour. [VERB + by]
星期二的午餐超时了45分钟。
The talks overran their allotted time. [VERB noun]
会谈超过了他们的预定时间。
4VERB (费用等)超支,超出预算 If costs overrun, they are higher than was planned or expected. (费用等)超支,超出预算 [business]
We should stop the nonsense of taxpayers trying to finance new weapons whose costs always overrun hugely. [VERB]
新武器研发的费用总是大大超支,却还要试图让纳税人出钱资助,我们应该制止这一荒谬至极的行为。
Costs overran the budget by about 30%. [VERB noun]