overexpand

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To expand to an excessive or unwise degree
    — Republicans on Capitol Hill, who were gearing up to use Graeme as evidence that Democrats have overexpanded the health program to include families wealthy enough to afford private insurance, have backed off.

词形变化

overexpands present,singular,third-person overexpanding participle,present overexpanded participle,past overexpanded past

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English expand
English overexpand
From over- + expand.
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