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overreach

英[ˌəʊvə'riːtʃ] 美[ˌoʊvər'riːtʃ]
  • v. 做事过头;(靠狡诈)取胜;(伸得过长而)超出
  • v. 做得过头;伸得过远;夸大;行骗
  • n. 马后蹄踢前蹄
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详细释义

Verb:
  1. fail by aiming too high or trying too hard

  2. beat through cleverness and wit;

    "I beat the traffic"
    "She outfoxed her competitors"

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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    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Don't apply for that job: you're in danger of overreaching yourself.
      不要申请那份工作,以免有不自量力之嫌。
    2. Cleverness may overreach itself.
      聪明反被聪明误。
    3. 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。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. But I also, I make music that suits the way I sing also, I try not to overreach.
      但我也会创作适合我演唱风格的歌曲.
    2. 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。
    3. His explanation overreached somewhat.
      他的辩解多少有点过火。
    4. I don't think he is a street entertainer, I really believe he's overreaching.
      我想他不是一个街头艺人,我敢说他在行骗。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Already under fire for overreach, the Obama team is wary of anything that smacks of bigger government.
      奥巴马政府早已备受做过头的攻击,他们对于给人以大政府印象的事情非常警惕。

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