overextend

vt. 过分扩展, 过分延长

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词形变化

overextended overextending overextends 三单 overextends overextending 现在分词 overextended 过去式 overextended 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.

  2. 2.

    To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.

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  3. 3.

    To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.

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词汇关系

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词源

From over- + extend.

来源:wiktionary