overheat /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/ ( overheating, overheated, overheats )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If something overheats or if you overheat it, it becomes hotter than is necessary or desirable. 使过热; 变得过热

  例：

  The engine was overheating and the car was not handling well.

  引擎过热，汽车运转不正常。

• 2. 

  overheated ADJ 过热的

  例：

  ...that stuffy, overheated apartment.

  …那所令人窒息，闷热难耐的公寓。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If a country's economy overheats or if conditions overheat it, it grows so rapidly that inflation and interest rates rise very quickly. 使 (经济) 过热; (经济) 过热 [商业]

  例：

  The private sector is increasing its spending so sharply that the economy is overheating.

  私营经济支出急剧地攀升导致经济过热。

• 4. 

  overheated ADJ 过热的

  例：

  ...the disastrous consequences of an overheated market.

  …一个发展过热市场的灾难性后果。