overreach
英 [əʊvə'riːtʃ]
美[,ovɚ'ritʃ]
- vt. 走过头；过度伸张；诈骗
- vi. 伸得过远；（马）以后蹄踢前蹄
词态变化
第三人称单数: overreaches;过去式: overreached;过去分词: overreached;现在分词: overreaching;
助记提示
1. over- "above normal" + reach.
2. 含义：reach above or beyond, reach beyond one's strength, extend over something.
2. 含义：reach above or beyond, reach beyond one's strength, extend over something.
中文词源
overreach 不自量力
over-,超过，过度，reach,伸展，延伸。即伸得过长，超过能力之外，引申词义不自量力。
英文词源
- overreach (v.)
- c. 1300, "to reach above or beyond" (transitive), from over- + reach (v.). Meaning "to extend over something, to cover it" is from c. 1400. Sense of "to reach beyond one's strength" is from 1560s. As a noun from 1550s. Related: Overreached; overreaching.
双语例句
- 1. The people who sustain the worst losses are usually those who overreach.
- 不自量力者往往摔得最惨。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It isn't wise to be too clever. Sometimes you overreach yourself.
- 太精明未必好, 有时会弄巧成拙.
来自辞典例句
- 3. Overreach is also foolish because it exposes conservatives as fair - weather federalists.
- 这个措施也是很愚蠢的,因为它揭露了保守派是一个不可共患难的支持者.
来自互联网
- 4. He had to overreach in order to catch my hand.
- 为了抓住我的手,他不得不把手伸得过长.
来自互联网
- 5. Beijing property market cooling small Huxing next year overreach?
- 北京楼市小户型今年过火明年降温?
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