overflow

あふれる

液体が容器の縁や川岸を越えて、外へ流れ出る。

やさしい英語で： If liquid or its container does this, the liquid rises above the edge and spills out.

• The bath overflowed.
• Heavy rain caused the river to overflow its banks.
• Turn off the tap before the sink overflows.

類義語： spill over, run over

よく使う表現： overflow the banks, begin to overflow, let something overflow

あふれる、いっぱいになる

人や物、感情が、収まる量を超えるほどいっぱいになる。

やさしい英語で： To contain more people, things, or feelings than can comfortably fit or be held.

• The bins are overflowing.
• The waiting room overflowed with patients.
• She was overflowing with joy after hearing the news.

使い方： overflow with something (Her inbox was overflowing with messages.)

類義語： brim, be packed

よく使う表現： overflow with people, overflow with joy, overflow with rubbish

水浸しにする、冠水させる

液体が広がって、土地やほかの表面を覆う。

やさしい英語で： To spread over land or another surface and cover it with liquid.

• Floodwater overflowed the fields.
• The swollen river overflowed the low farmland.
• By morning, muddy water had overflowed the valley floor.

類義語： flood, inundate, cover

よく使う表現： overflow the fields, overflow the land, overflow the valley