overwrite /ˌoʊvɚˈraɪt/ verb overwrites; overwrote /-ˈroʊt/ ; /ˌoʊvɚˈroʊt/; overwritten /-ˈrɪtn̩/ ; /ˌoʊvɚˈrɪtn̩/; overwriting overwrites; overwrote /-ˈroʊt/ ; /ˌoʊvɚˈroʊt/; overwritten /-ˈrɪtn̩/ ; /ˌoʊvɚˈrɪtn̩/; overwriting Learner's definition of OVERWRITE
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[+ object] : to replace information in (a computer file) with new information覆盖,替换(计算机文档) 2
: to write in a way that is too detailed or complicated过于细致地写;过于复杂地写 [no object]
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usually used as (be) overwritten通常用作(be) overwritten