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1.overcharge v.过度充电;索价过高,收费过高(to charge too much)
词根记忆:over(过度)+charge(收费)--收费过高
例:Many clients had been overcharged.
2.overextend v.过度扩展(to extend or expand beyond a safe or reasonable point);使冒过大风险
词根记忆:over(过度的)+extend(扩展)--过度扩展
例:The speculative fever of the Roaring Twenties infected rich and poor alike; vast quantities of people were dangerously overextended.
3.overfish v.过度捕捞( to fish to the detriment of(a fishing ground) or to the depletion of(a kind of organism))
词根记忆:over(过度的)+fish(捕鱼)--过度捕捞
例:There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught , a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.
4.overflow v.溢出(to fill a space and spread beyond its limits)
词根记忆:over(超过)+flow(流)---流出--溢出
例:If the county continues to collect residential trash at current levels, landfills will soon be overflowing.
5.overlap v.重叠(to occupy the same area in part)
词根记忆:over(在…上)+lap(大腿--把一条腿放在另一条腿上--重叠
例:Each language occupies a distinct area of the brain in an adult learner, while language areas overlap in a young child.
6.overlay v.覆盖(to cover)
例:These seas have a typical oceanic floor, except that the floor is overlaid by several kilometers of sediment.
7.overlie v.躺(伏)在…上面(to lie over or upon)
例:The blacksmith overlay wood with silver.
8.overlook v.忽略,忽视(to neglect, to ignore)
例:They have overlooked the role that women's political activities played in the woman's rights movement.
9.overlord n.最高领主(a lord over other lords)
词根记忆:over(超过)+lord(领主)--领主上面的领主--最高领主
例:In the 18th century, Japan's feudal overlords found themselves under financial stress.