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overstay

🇬🇧 UK/əʊvə'steɪ/🇺🇸 US/'әuvә'stei/
A2

Definitions

v.

To remain somewhere longer than is allowed, expected, or appropriate

逗留过久,超期居留

n.

An instance of staying beyond the permitted or expected time

超期逗留

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
overexcessively, above
+
st
+
aconnector
+
ycharacterized by
=overstay

Common Collocations

  • 1.overstay one's welcome失去受欢迎
  • 2.overstay a visa逾期居留

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