overreach
verb /ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃ/
/ˌəʊvərˈriːtʃ/
[transitive, intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they overreach | /ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃ/ /ˌəʊvərˈriːtʃ/ |
| he / she / it overreaches | /ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃɪz/ /ˌəʊvərˈriːtʃɪz/ |
| past simple overreached | /ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃt/ /ˌəʊvərˈriːtʃt/ |
| past participle overreached | /ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃt/ /ˌəʊvərˈriːtʃt/ |
| -ing form overreaching | /ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈriːtʃɪŋ/ |
- overreach (yourself) to fail by trying to achieve more than is possible
贪功致败；不自量力 - In making these promises, the company had clearly overreached itself.
这家公司作出这些承诺，显然是不自量力。
- In making these promises, the company had clearly overreached itself.