| 词汇 | overran |
| 释义 | overran uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈræn/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈræn/ past simple of overrun（overrun的过去式及过去分词） Continue & last (it's) business as usualidiom bash on bubble away carry (something) on cease cont. drag echo immortally in the makingidiom insist on doing something isochronous leg protraction push ahead push on run on run someone/something over span spin You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Filling and completing overran | American Dictionaryoverran us/ˌoʊ·vərˈræn/ past simple of overrun Examples of overranoverran Urban growth overran the capacity of traditional urban centres and expanded throughout the landscape at the expense of open spaces. The rebels on the other hand had few problems in replenishing and expanding their military stock by abducting young men in the territories they overran. In the absence of someone on the board who understood construction, it overran its costs by well over three times. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The market entry guarantee scheme was suspended early this year, because it overran its budget. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She was captured by rebels when they overran the mission station nearly three years ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To my knowledge, not long ago some part of that tip slid down and overran the road and went into the river. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What would happen if things went slightly wrong and the contracts overran or targets were not met? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If, for example, an investment project overran its budget through mismanagement, the users would pay higher user charges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Major procurement projects are running, on average, 43 months late, and costs overran by £1.3 billion in 1998 alone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Last year, 1985–86, social security spending overran by £1·7 billion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot therefore simply say that it was a pity that the scheme overran on costs but that there is nothing that we can do about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The work overran by nearly a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were no fire exits, and the toilets overran consistently. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The aircraft overran the runway, struck some obstacles and caught fire. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His heroic actions prevented death or serious injury to 4 of his comrades nearby and inspired his unit which subsequently overran the enemy position. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of overran These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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