overreaches
[ˌəʊvəˈri:tʃiz]

v.

因过于雄心勃勃而失败( overreach的第三人称单数 )；

英英释义

overreach[ ,əuvə'ri:tʃ ]

• v.
  • fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
  • beat through cleverness and wit

    同义词：outwitoutsmartoutfoxbeatcircumvent

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. 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。
2. Cleverness may overreach itself.
   聪明反被聪明误。
3. 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。

用作动词(v.)

1. But I also, I make music that suits the way I sing also, I try not to overreach.
   但我也会创作适合我演唱风格的歌曲.
2. 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。
3. His explanation overreached somewhat.
   他的辩解多少有点过火。
4. I don't think he is a street entertainer, I really believe he's overreaching.
   我想他不是一个街头艺人，我敢说他在行骗。

用作名词(n.)

1. Already under fire for overreach, the Obama team is wary of anything that smacks of bigger government.
   奥巴马政府早已备受做过头的攻击，他们对于给人以大政府印象的事情非常警惕。

权威例句

Obama's Overreaches
AG overreaches on Street data sales
FDA Overreaches With New Food Safety Regulations
EEOC OVERREACHES IN DISABILITY PROBE OF CRUISE LINE
Contractor That Overreaches Is Terminated for Default
Scathing UN Report Overreaches But Puts Holy See on the Defensive
Agent overreaches in seeking franchise deals: Fraudulent inducement: Lost value of promise: Verdict: Punitive damages
When self-protection overreaches: Relationship-specific threat activates domain-general avoidance motivation
Breaching the Great Firewall of China: Congress Overreaches in Attacking Chinese Internet Censorship
Too much EU interference? A look at the areas where critics say the single market overreaches itself