| 单词 | overstretch |
| 释义 | overstretch From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoverstretcho‧ver‧stretch /ˌəʊvəˈstretʃ $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive]to try to do more than you are able to, or to use more money, supplies etc than you havean overstretched social services departmentoverstretch yourselfProblems only arise when people overstretch themselves.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusoverstretch• There is a danger that a voluntary organisation can take on more than it can handle and consequently overstretch its resources.• Problems arise only when we overstretch ourselves.overstretch yourself• Problems arise only when we overstretch ourselves. |
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