| 单词 | overreact |
| 释义 | overreact (once / 14646 pages) v To overreact is to respond to something in an overly excited, angry, or fearful way. If you're pretty sure your dad will overreact when he hears about your fender bender, you might want to tell your mom first. Whenever someone reacts more emotionally than seems appropriate, they overreact. You might overreact to a happy plot twist in your favorite TV show by cheering and jumping up and down — and a city bus driver might overreact to a passenger listening to loud music by pulling the bus over to the side of the road and turning to yell angrily. Overreact was first used in the 1960s, probably by historian and literary critic Lewis Mumford. WORD FAMILYoverreact: overreacted, overreacting, overreaction, overreacts+/overreaction: overreactions/react: overreact, reactant, reacted, reacting, reaction, reactive, reacts/reaction: reactionary, reactionism, reactions/reactionary: reactionaries, reactionarily/reactionism: reactionist/reactive: reactively, reactivity, unreactive USAGE EXAMPLESDalrymple understood the need to work with lawmakers and not to overreact to surprises in the political arena. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) He berates you for hours, overreacts so wildly that you’re afraid of and avoid him, and most importantly refuses to listen. Slate(Dec 14, 2016) Abbott overreacted to her announcement that the sheriff’s department would quit holding immigrants 48 hours beyond their release date for minor offenses. Washington Times(Dec 06, 2016) v show an exaggerated response to something Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy Hyper react, respond show a response or a reaction to something |
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