單詞
overreach
英 [??v?'ri?t?]
美[,ov?'rit?]
基本信息
- vt. 走過頭；過度伸張；詐騙
- vi. 伸得過遠；（馬）以后蹄踢前蹄
GRE
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?overreaches;過去式:?overreached;過去分詞:?overreached;現在分詞:?overreaching;
助記提示
1. over- "above normal" + reach.
2. 含義：reach above or beyond, reach beyond one's strength, extend over something.
2. 含義：reach above or beyond, reach beyond one's strength, extend over something.
中文詞源
overreach 不自量力
over-,超過，過度，reach,伸展，延伸。即伸得過長，超過能力之外，引申詞義不自量力。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The people who sustain the worst losses are usually those who overreach.
- 不自量力者往往摔得最慘。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It isn't wise to be too clever. Sometimes you overreach yourself.
- 太精明未必好, 有時會弄巧成拙.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Overreach is also foolish because it exposes conservatives as fair - weather federalists.
- 這個措施也是很愚蠢的,因為它揭露了保守派是一個不可共患難的支持者.
來自互聯網
- 4. He had to overreach in order to catch my hand.
- 為了抓住我的手,他不得不把手伸得過長.
來自互聯網
- 5. Beijing property market cooling small Huxing next year overreach?
- 北京樓市小戶型今年過火明年降溫?
來自互聯網
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