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单词 overreach
释义 overreach
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ verb
Etymology: Middle English overrechen, from over (I) + rechen to reach
transitive verb
1. : to reach above or beyond : go beyond : overtop
 < regard anything as vulgar that overreaches their own attempts — R.P.Warren >
2. : to reach or come up with : overtake
3. : to defeat or thwart (oneself) by seeking to do or gain too much
 < one promoter, overreaching himself, demanded an exorbitant price — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania >
 < owns a number of … properties but has never overreached himself — W.L.Gresham >
or by being too crafty
 < the red prowler's cunning overreached itself — C.G.D.Roberts >
4. : to get the better of especially by sharp, unfair, tricky, or deceitful means : outwit
 < never made any bargain without overreaching … the person with whom he dealt — Henry Fielding >
intransitive verb
1. of a horse : to strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or quarter of the forefoot : grab
2.
 a. : to reach or go too far : go to excess
  < if at times the argument wears thin, it is because … he overreaches — S.L.A.Marshall >
 b. : exaggerate
Synonyms: see cheat
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : the act of overreaching
2.
 a. : the act of striking the heel of the forefoot with the toe of the hind foot — used of a horse
 b. : the injury so caused
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