| 词组 | spill over |
| 释义 | spill over 1. spill over if something in a container spills over, it pours over the edge, usually because the container is too full: ▪ Make sure that the milk doesn't spill over. ▪ The beer rose up the glass and began to spill over. 2. spill over if a problem or a bad situation spills over, it spreads and starts to affect other places, people etc + into ▪ The fighting had spilled over into Thailand, ▪ The effects of the recession spilled over into almost every aspect of American life. spillover n singular when a situation spreads and affects other people, places etc: ▪ Politicians are worried about the possible spillover if Scotland is given full independence. 3. spill over to develop into a much worse feeling or situation, so that people become violent or start a war + into ▪ Years of hurt and frustration had spilled over into violence. ▪ fears that the conflict between the two Superpowers might spill over into a full-scale nuclear war |
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