overtopping

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/əʊvəˈtɒpɪŋ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An instance of water going over the top of a barrier such as a sea wall or levee. countable,uncountable
    — Around 34 miles of the Wales Route's coastal lines are vulnerable to overtopping, coastal erosion and storm surges.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of overtop form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. 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.

词形变化

overtoppings plural more overtopping comparative most overtopping superlative
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