overreaching

英 [ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃɪŋ]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈriːtʃɪŋ]

v.  贪功致败; 不自量力
overreach的现在分词

COCA.38110

柯林斯词典

• VERB 令（自己）不自量力；使（自己）因目标过高而失败
  If you say that someoneoverreaches themselves, you mean that they fail at something because they are trying to do more than they are able to.
  1. 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。
  2. The company had overreached itself and made unwise investments...
     这家公司不自量力地轻率投资。
  3. The people who sustain the worst losses are usually those who overreach.
     不自量力者往往摔得最惨。

英英释义

adj

• revealing excessive self-confidence
  1. vaulting ambition
  Synonym:vaulting

双语例句

• I think you are a sneaky, overreaching little
  我认为你是个奸诈滑头的小
• Poorly Formed Action Items-inexperienced facilitators will sometimes allow the team to create broad overreaching actions that can't be achieved in a single sprint.
  不靠谱的行动规划&没有经验的推动者控制力不强，有时会让团队创建过于宽泛、难以达成的行动计划，而这些行动在一个sprint之内根本无法完成。
• Cause Analysis on Negative Differential Expansion Overreaching of C12-8.83/3.82 Type Steam Turbine and Its Treatment
  C12-8.83/3.82型汽轮机组负胀差超限原因分析及处理
• I think he was overreaching himself in taking on that job, which he really knew nothing abour.
  我认为他承担那份工作是自不量力，因为他对此实在一无所知。
• The reason of Olympic Movement dilemmas is overreaching limit of human subject action, technical application and overexploitation.
  奥林匹克运动困境的根源是人主体限度的超越、技术应用限度的超越以及体育理性的过度扩张。
• In short, informal action often is subject to significant safeguards against abuse or overreaching.
  总而言之，非正式行动常常受到有效监督，以防止权力滥用或越权。
• Diseconomies of scale can be attributed to two reasons: Overreaching competition and the executive monopoly.
  规模不经济的主要原因：一方面是过度竞争，另一方面是行政垄断。
• Analysis of the protection overreaching mal-operation caused by CT saturation
  电流互感器饱和引起保护越级误动问题浅析
• She said the legislation requiring candidates to provide certain evidence to prove their eligibility was "a bridge too far"(( overreaching)).
  她说，规定候选人提供相关证据来证明其资格的立法“手伸得太长”。
• Try to enter the water behind your shoulder rather than overreaching.
  尽量做到入水是肩部先入水，而不要过分强调伸臂。