overwrite (past -wrote; past participle -written) [with obj.]
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
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。
[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