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overwrite

/oh-ver-rahyt/US // ˌoʊ vərˈraɪt //UK // (ˌəʊvəˈraɪt) //

覆盖,覆写,重写,覆盖率

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    o·ver·wrote, o·ver·writ·ten, o·ver·writ·ing.

    • : to write in too elaborate, burdensome, diffuse, or prolix a style: He overwrites his essays to the point of absurdity.
    • : to write in excess of the requirements, especially so as to defeat the original intention: That young playwright tends to overwrite her big scenes.
    • : to write on or over; cover with writing: a flyleaf overwritten with a dedication.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    o·ver·wrote, o·ver·writ·ten, o·ver·writ·ing.

    • : to write too elaborately: The problem with so many young authors is that they tend to overwrite.

Examples

  • That can be troublesome if you delete too much or accidentally overwrite a chunk of text.

  • It prevents data from being overwritten or altered, but this comes at an intensive energy cost.

  • It gets that first sensory input, it writes it down on the piece of paper, and then it rotates that piece of paper 90 degrees so that it can write in a new sensory input without interfering or literally overwriting.

  • They can overwrite headlines and rewrite articles on news sites such as this one.

  • Aymer had sought rather to overwrite the rude scrawl of Marley Sartin than to erase it.