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overrun 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˌōvərˈrən/,
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overruns, 3rd person singular present; overran, past tense; overrun, past participle; overruning, present participle; overrunning, present participle;
  1. Spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers
    • - the Mediterranean has been overrun by tourists
  2. Conquer or occupy (territory) by force
    • - the northern frontier was overrun by invaders
  3. Move or extend over or beyond
    • - let the text overrun the right-hand margin
  4. Run over or beyond (a thing or place)
    • - she overran third base
  5. Rotate faster than (another part of a machine)
    • - an overrunning clutch
  6. Continue beyond or above (an expected or allowed time or cost)
    • - he mustn't overrun his budget
Noun
  1. An instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost
    • - an unexpectedly large cost overrun in the program
  2. The amount by which this happens
    • - a $2.7 billion overrun on development and production
  3. A surplus in manufacturing
    • - production overruns by some OPEC members
  4. The movement or extension of something beyond an allotted or particular position or space
    • - the system acts as a brake to prevent cable overrun
  5. A clear area beyond the end of an airport runway

  6. The movement of a vehicle at a speed greater than is imparted by the engine

  1. infest: invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
  2. overproduction: too much production or more than expected
  3. invade: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
  4. overflow: flow or run over (a limit or brim)
  5. seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
  6. run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway"
  7. An instance of overrunning; The amount by which something overruns; To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing his positions conclusively; To infest, swarm over, flow over; To run past; exceed; To continue for too long; To readjust by shifting the excess letter(s) to the next line ...
  8. (Overruns) Also Manufacturer's Overruns. Extra patches produced above and beyond a customer's original order. Overruns are made in anticipation of a re-order from the customer or for resale on the collector's market. ...
  9. (Overruns) additional product made beyond the specified quantity.
  10. Additional numbers of a print vehicle that are produced in excess of those needed for distribution. Overruns may take place to meet unexpected needs or demands.
  11. continue an auditing process or a series of processes past the point of completion.
  12. Quantities of sheets printed over the requested number of copies.
  13. Copies printed in excess of the specified quantity.
  14. An additional number of products in excess of what was originally ordered. Five to ten percent is generally considered customary and acceptable.
  15. copies of printed material that exceed the number ordered by the customer.
  16. When a coaster train goes past the station without stopping completely. Most likely to happen on an older coaster with manual brakes. Not a dangerous situation, and gets you another ride without lining up again.
  17. Difference between the log scale of a shipment of timber and the volume of actual lumber obtained from it (24).
  18. Specialties produced in excess of the number originally ordered.
  19. Production of larger quantities than ordered
  20. Production over the desired order or schedule amount, or costs incurred in excess of budget.
  21. Costs incurred in excess of the contract target costs on an incentive type contract or the estimated costs on a fixed-price contract. An overrun is that value of costs which are needed to complete a project, over that value originally authorised by management.
  22. A program or report which is too long for its allotted time slot. See also run to time.
  23. The lumber tally overage (MBF) produced from a MBF of log scale. e.g. If you get 1200 BF of lumber from 1000 BF of logs, then you have 20% overrun. Overrun is a product of the log scale being used (assumptions inherent in the log scale construction) and log diameter and length.
  24. An overrun refers to the excess printed material manufactured above the original order. This often occurs when more acceptable prints are made above the margin allocated to be lost due to error. ...
  25. Hounds shoot past a change in the line of scent.