v.超越；侵占；泛滥；流行于
n.【C】超出量
The lecturer overran by ten minutes. 演讲人超过规定时间十分钟。
This destroyer can overrun any submarine. 这艘驱逐舰的速度比任何潜水艇都快。
The news programme overran the allotted time. 新闻节目超出了规定的时间。
Enemy soldiers had overrun the island. 敌军士兵侵占了该岛。
The streets were overrun by Hitler's bullies. 那时希特勒的暴徒在街上横行霸道，无恶不作。
The plains were overrun by Tartar hordes. 这些平原上散布着鞑靼人的游牧部落.
Presently the fields have been overrun by weeds. 很快地里就长满了杂草。
The new fashion overran Europe. 这种服装新款式在欧洲风行。
用作名词 (n.)The university faced a cost overrun on account of miscalculation. 该大学面临着因计算错误而导致大学经费超支的问题。
