brim over
brim over — phrasal verb
- brim overbase form
- brims over3rd person singular
- brimming over-ing form
- brimmed overpast simple
1. if a cup, pot, or other vessel brims over, the liquid inside it rises above the
if a cup, pot, or other vessel brims over, the liquid inside it rises above the top edge because there is too much to hold
Shirin's soup pot brimmed over while she answered the phone in the hallway.
container as subject: [vessel] brims over
Hao poured too much water and the vase brimmed over onto the wooden table.
Eitan's coffee cup brimmed over as he hurried across the crowded station.
The bathtub brimmed over because Heather left the tap running for ten minutes.
Beatriz's watering can brimmed over and left a puddle on the kitchen floor.
- overflow
more common and can be used for both liquids and containers
- spill over
suggests an accident or mess, less neutral than 'brim over'
- run over
more casual; often used for boiling liquids on a stove
用法筆記
Subject is typically a container — a cup, pot, bathtub, or similar vessel. When the subject is a liquid, see sense 3.
2. to be bursting with an emotion or idea that you feel you must share or show
to be bursting with an emotion or idea that you feel you must share or show
Reema brimmed over with joy after hearing she had passed the difficult exam.
brim over + with + [emotion/idea]
Hugo brimmed over with ideas for the new playground and sketched for hours.
The children brimmed over with excitement when they spotted the ice-cream van.
Camille brimmed over with pride as she watched her sister perform on stage.
Tuan brimmed over with confidence after his teacher praised the science project.
- be bursting with
more informal and vivid; suggests being unable to hold the feeling in
- radiate
emphasises the outward display of the feeling, not the inner state
- be filled with
more neutral and less intense than 'brim over with'
- be devoid of
formal; means completely without
文法句型
brim over + with + [emotion/ideas]
用法筆記
Always followed by 'with' and a noun expressing an emotion, quality, or idea. Subject is always a person or group of people.
常見錯誤
3. if water, milk, or another liquid brims over, it flows past the top edge of the
if water, milk, or another liquid brims over, it flows past the top edge of the container that holds it
Rainwater brimmed over the gutter and dripped onto the wooden porch below.
The milk brimmed over the saucepan's edge and hissed loudly on the hot stove.
liquid as subject: [liquid] brims over + [edge/rim]
Hot coffee brimmed over the rim of Adisa's mug and burned his fingers.
The river brimmed over its banks after three days of heavy, non-stop rain.
Warm tea brimmed over Henry's cup as he tilted the teapot a little too far.
用法筆記
Subject is always a liquid (water, milk, coffee, etc.). Distinguish from sense 1, where the subject is the container holding the liquid.