overwrite

overwrite
(past -wrote; past participle -written)
[with obj.]
  1. write on top of (other writing)
    改写(其他文字)
    many names had been scratched out or overwritten.
    许多名字被刮掉或者在上面改写过。
    ■(Computing)destroy (data) or the data in (a file) by entering new data in its place
    (计算机)替换(数据);改写;覆盖(文档)
    an entry stating who is allowed to overwrite the file.
    一条说明谁有文件修改权的语句。
    ■another term for overtype
    同 overtype
  2. write too elaborately or ornately
    用华丽(或矫揉造作)的文体写
    there is a tendency to overwrite their parts and fall into cliché.
    在他们各自的写作中有一种因文风过于华丽而陷入陈词滥调的倾向。
  3. [no obj.][usu. as noun overwriting](in insurance) accept more risk than the premium income limits allow
    (保险)超限度承担风险后果
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