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单词 overextend
释义 overextend
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
1. : to extend or expand beyond a safe, proper, or reasonable point
 < tends to overextend his claim — C.A.Madison >
 < reduce the peril of overextending our economy — G.A.Sloan >
2. : to spread (as a military force) so thinly or over so large an area as to weaken the total and endanger security
 < overextending the German front lines — Max Werner >
3. : to take upon (oneself) more liabilities, commitments, or risks than are safe
 < overextend themselves through additional land purchases — Newsweek >
 < any users of credit … may overextend themselves — C.W.Phelps >
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