| 单词 | to spread oneself thin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto spread oneself thin (b) transitive. to spread oneself thin and variants: to commit oneself to so many individual activities or areas that one's time, energy, resources, etc., are not used to good effect. Frequently in to spread oneself too thin. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake or apply oneself [verb (reflexive)] > undertake more than is practicable to spread oneself thin1871 overextend1909 the world > action or operation > endeavour > [verb (reflexive)] > attempt more than one can do overreacha1568 to spread oneself thin1871 overextend1909 1871 Pennsylvania School Jrnl. May 318/1 He can concentrate his efforts mainly upon a single subject,..and master it, or he can spread himself, thin, over a far greater surface. 1897 W. H. Preston Credits, Coll. & their Managem. v. 71 It is not often we find a man capable of spreading himself over a large number of interests without spreading himself too thin to be successful for any length of time. 1958 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 29 297/1 Teachers often try to spread themselves too thin over too many subjects. 1985 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Mar. 284/4 The author spreads himself too thinly among too many characters. 2003 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 22 Apr. b5 Taking a bigger role in the writing and production, Madonna might have spread herself too thin this time. < as lemmas |
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