overreach
美音:
[´əuvə´ri:tʃ
]英音:
[´əuvə´ri:tʃ
]vt.走过头 vi.延伸过远,(马)以后蹄踢前蹄
难易程度:
overreach为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:overreacher 动词过去式:overreached 过去分词:overreached 现在分词:overreaching 第三人称单数:overreaches
overreach
/,əʊvə'ri:tʃ; ,ovɚ`ritʃ/
v [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] ~ oneself (esp derog 尤作贬义) fail by trying to achieve more than is possible 做不可能做到的事而失败
*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.
overreach
v
overreach yourself
to try to do more than you have the power, ability, or money to do
The company overreached itself financially.