overtopping
名词 n.
动词 v.
形容词 adj.
英 /əʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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An instance of water going over the top of a barrier such as a sea wall or levee.
— Around 34 miles of the Wales Route's coastal lines are vulnerable to overtopping, coastal erosion and storm surges.
动词 v.
- present participle and gerund of overtop
形容词 adj.
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Surmounting, surpassing.
— And he never said a word to her against her mother – he only remained dumb and discouraged in the face of her ladyship's own overtopping earnestness.
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