单词 | overreach |
释义 | overreach I. transitive verb 1. < regard anything as vulgar that overreaches their own attempts — R.P.Warren > 2. 3. < 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. < never made any bargain without overreaching … the person with whom he dealt — Henry Fielding > intransitive verb 1. of a horse 2. a. < if at times the argument wears thin, it is because … he overreaches — S.L.A.Marshall > b. Synonyms: see cheat II. 1. 2. a. b. |
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