overreach是什么意思？

overreach

英[ˌəʊvəˈri:tʃ] 美[ˌoʊvərˈritʃ]

• vt. 因过于雄心勃勃而失败；

第三人称单数：overreaches;

过去式：overreached;

过去分词：overreached;

现在分词：overreaching;

例句

• to overreach a goal 做得过头而没实现目标
• 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.
• It isn't wise to be too clever. Sometimes you overreach yourself. 太精明未必好, 有时会弄巧成拙.
• The people who sustain the worst losses are usually those who overreach. 不自量力者往往摔得最惨。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  令（自己）不自量力；使（自己）因目标过高而失败
  If you say that someone overreaches themselves, you mean that they fail at something because they are trying to do more than they are able to.
  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。 The company had overreached itself and made unwise investments... 这家公司不自量力地轻率投资。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  因过于雄心勃勃而失败
  to overreach a goal 做得过头而没实现目标

英英词典释义

• 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"

行业词典

• 体育： 身体失去平衡；手伸得过远；
  法律： 超越；