The company had overreached itself and made unwise investments.是什么意思？

The company had overreached itself and made unwise investments.

这家公司不自量力地轻率投资。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

company

n. 公司，商号，作伴，伴侣，客人，连队，中队，（社交）集会，聚会；

例句
The company say they're able to keep pricing competitive...
该公司说他们能够使定价保持竞争力。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

overreached

v. 因过于雄心勃勃而失败( overreach的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
He overreached himself and lost much of his fortune...
他的雄心太大，结果损失了自己大部分的财产。

itself

pron. (it的反身形式)，它自己，它本身，自身，本身；

例句
The team has accustomed itself to the pace of first division rugby...
球队适应了英式橄榄球甲级联赛的节奏。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

made

adj. …制的，（人工）做成的，拼成的，虚构的，保证成功的；v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
Single people are treated as an aberration and made to pay a supplement.
独身者被当成异类，而且要付一笔额外的费用。

unwise

adj. 不明智的，不聪明的，愚蠢的，欠考虑的，轻率的；

例句
He had been unwise and it preyed on his conscience.
他做得不太明智，这一直让他良心不安。

investments

n. 投资( investment的名词复数 )，投资额，（时间、精力的）投入，值得买的东西；

例句
Private firms are willing to make large scale investments to help cure Russia's economic troubles...
私有企业愿意投巨资帮助俄罗斯渡过经济难关。