brim over
brim over — 片語動詞
- 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
滿溢
容器因裝得太滿而使液體流出
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.
Shirin 的湯鍋在她去走廊接電話時滿溢了出來。
container as subject: [vessel] brims over
Hao poured too much water and the vase brimmed over onto the wooden table.
Hao 倒了太多水，花瓶滿溢到木桌上。
Eitan's coffee cup brimmed over as he hurried across the crowded station.
Eitan 的咖啡杯在他匆忙穿過擁擠的車站時滿溢了出來。
The bathtub brimmed over because Heather left the tap running for ten minutes.
浴缸因為 Heather 忘了關水龍頭十分鐘而滿溢了出來。
Beatriz's watering can brimmed over and left a puddle on the kitchen floor.
Beatriz 的澆水壺滿溢出來，在廚房地上留下一灘水。
- cup brims over
- pot brims over
- bathtub brims over
- glass brims over
- 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
洋溢
心中充滿情感或想法，急於表達
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.
Reema 聽到自己通過了困難的考試後，洋溢著喜悅。
brim over + with + [emotion/idea]
Hugo brimmed over with ideas for the new playground and sketched for hours.
Hugo 對新遊樂場洋溢著想法，畫了好幾個小時的草圖。
The children brimmed over with excitement when they spotted the ice-cream van.
孩子們看到冰淇淋車時，洋溢著興奮之情。
Camille brimmed over with pride as she watched her sister perform on stage.
Camille 看著妹妹在舞臺上表演時，洋溢著驕傲。
Tuan brimmed over with confidence after his teacher praised the science project.
Tuan 在老師稱讚他的科學專題後，洋溢著自信。
- brim over with joy
- brim over with excitement
- brim over with confidence
- brim over with ideas
- brim over with enthusiasm
- 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
漫出
液體上升超過容器邊緣向外流出
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.
雨水漫出排水溝，滴到下方的木造門廊上。
The milk brimmed over the saucepan's edge and hissed loudly on the hot stove.
牛奶漫過鍋邊，在熱爐上嘶嘶作響。
liquid as subject: [liquid] brims over + [edge/rim]
Hot coffee brimmed over the rim of Adisa's mug and burned his fingers.
熱咖啡從 Adisa 的杯緣漫出，燙到了他的手指。
The river brimmed over its banks after three days of heavy, non-stop rain.
河水在三天不停的大雨後漫過了堤岸。
Warm tea brimmed over Henry's cup as he tilted the teapot a little too far.
溫茶漫過 Henry 的杯子，因為他把茶壺傾斜得太過頭了。
- water brims over
- milk brims over
- coffee brims over
- river brims over
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.