overreach

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

Translation

vt. 因過於雄心勃勃而失敗
Word Forms
現在分詞overreaching
過去式overreached
第三人稱單數overreaches
過去分詞overreached
複數overreaches

Phrases & Collocations

overreach their power

濫用權力

overreach an agreement

違反協議

overreach their authority

超越權力範圍

Example Sentences

overreach a man in a bargain

在一項交易中以奸詐勝了某人

the horse overreached jumping the first hurdle.

馬在跨越第一道障礙時交突致傷。

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

教會要得到一塊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,認爲他可以騙過魔鬼。

Don’t apply for that job: you’re in danger of overreaching yourself.

不要申請那份工作, 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.

最後,也許有一些粗俗的男人發現自己過了頭的跡象——這表現在他們吹牛的程度中。

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