| 释义 |
over-exˈtend, v.
[over- 27.]
trans. a. To extend or reach further than (something). rare. b. To extend (a thing) too far. c. To take on (oneself) or impose on (another) an excessive burden of work, commitments, etc.; to attempt more than is practicable. Hence over-exˈtended ppl. a.; over-exˈtension.
1937R. Erskine Stout Adventure M. Stewart iii. 62 A culture and a civilization,..which, reckoned in the gross, outweighed and over-extended by a deal feudal, that is to say, English culture, manners and customs. 1938Sun (Baltimore) 6 May 3/5 We are no longer over-extended in new construction or in capital equipment. 1962L. Davidson Rose of Tibet ii. 46 The arrangement was for a car to pick him up..but when..no car appeared, he realized he must have overextended Mr. Mukherjee, and took a bus instead. 1963C. R. Cowell et al. Inlays, Crowns & Bridges iii. 25 The air-turbine instrument is usually less unpleasant for the patient, but there is risk of overextension. Ibid. vi. 64 If a temporary crown is overextended cervically the gingivae may be forced back. 1966Economist 5 Mar. 898/2 Mr McNamara has defended himself vigorously, calling it ‘absolutely false to say that we are over-extended.’ 1968Blues Unlimited Dec. 12 He never overextended himself and impressed with his command of the idiom. 1970F. C. Weffort in I. L. Horowitz Masses in Lat. Amer. xi. 386 The sociological analysis..often considers what is merely possible, thus overextending the limits which the Brazilian historical situation allows for in the way of planned social change. 1973Daily Tel. 7 Feb. 16 They have over⁓extended themselves in the purchase of jumbo jets and do not wish to make further capital commitments at this time. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 3 July 9/4 In much the same way..it's easy to overextend yourself on vacations by scheduling too much sight-seeing and other activity. |