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overreaching

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

    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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