overextend

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
  2. To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension. transitive
  3. To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks. transitive

词形变化

overextends present,singular,third-person overextending participle,present overextended participle,past overextended past

词汇关系

衍生词
overextended

词源

From over- + extend.
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