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

英英释义

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"
   

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。

词汇搭配

• overreach oneself 弄巧成拙
• overreach propagation 越站传播
• overreach angel 越站角
• overreach interference 超限干扰
• overreach transmission 越过传输

近反义词

【近义词】

• outwit 瞒骗
• outsmart 比...更聪明
• outfox 以机智胜过
• overdo 做或表现得过分...
• overstretch 过度伸长
• overextend 使 ... 承担过多的...
• outreach 比 ... 到达更远...
• strain 拉紧
• outplay 技术优于 ......
• deceive 欺骗
• trick 诡计
• circumvent 绕行
• beat 打