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overreach是什么意思

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

overreach 助记提示


1. over- "above normal" + reach.
2. 含义:reach above or beyond, reach beyond one's strength, extend over something.

overreach 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。

overreach 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.

overreach 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.

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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.

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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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