flown

flown — adjective

  • flownpositive
  • flownercomparative
  • flownestsuperlative

1. so full of a liquid or substance that it overflows or surpasses the container's

1.形容詞C2
釋義

so full of a liquid or substance that it overflows or surpasses the container's normal limit; filled beyond what can safely be held.

例句

Gabriel set the glass down carefully; it was flown with wine to the rim.

be flown with [liquid] — describes a container filled to the brim

The old well was flown with rainwater, and water trickled across the yard.

be flown with [substance] — natural overflow after filling beyond capacity

同義詞
  • brimming

    more neutral and common; suggests about to overflow but pleasant

  • overflowing

    describes active spillage; stronger visual than 'flown'

  • teeming

    suggests abundance of living things or activity, not typical for liquids

反義詞

文法句型

be flown with [noun]

用法筆記

This sense is now rare in everyday speech and sounds literary or old-fashioned. Found almost exclusively as a predicative adjective after a linking verb (be / seem / feel), usually followed by with + noun. Metaphorical extensions with emotion nouns (gratitude, joy, sorrow) appear in poetic or literary writing.

常見錯誤

❌The glass was full flown.
✅The glass was flown with wine.
💡'flown' needs a linking verb and usually '[with] + [substance]'; it does not appear directly before a noun.