overreach

[US]/ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃ/
[UK]/ˌoʊvərˈriːtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 因过于雄心勃勃而失败
Word Forms
现在分词overreaching
过去式overreached
第三人称单数overreaches
过去分词overreached
复数overreaches

Phrases & Collocations

overreach their power

滥用权力

overreach an agreement

违反协议

overreach their authority

超越权力范围

Example Sentences

overreach a man in a bargain

在一项交易中以奸诈胜了某人

the horse overreached jumping the first hurdle.

马在跨越第一道障碍时交突致伤。

the Church overreached itself in securing a territory that would prove impossible to hold.

教会要得到一块不可能保得住的土地。

Faustus's lunacy in thinking he can overreach the devil.

浮士德的精神失常,认为他可以骗过魔鬼。

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。

In the end, there might be some signs that boorish boys know they're overreaching — and that may be expressed in the level of their braggadocio.

最后,也许有一些粗俗的男人发现自己过了头的迹象——这表现在他们吹牛的程度中。

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