overstretch

美 [ˌoʊvərˈstretʃ]英 [ˌəʊvəˈstretʃ]
  • vt.(使)勉强维持,硬撑着,超负荷运转

派生词: overstretched adj. 过去式: overstretched 现在分词: overstretching 过去分词: overstretched 第三人称单数: overstretches

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verb

especially BrE(使)勉强维持,硬撑着,超负荷运转
to do more than you are capable of; to make sb/sth do more than they are capable of

This will overstretch the prison service's resources.

这将使监狱的资源不堪负荷。

Credit cards can tempt you to overstretch yourself (= spend more money than you can afford) .

信用卡能诱使你超额消费。

overstretch

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  • 1
    V-ERG (使)超出承受能力;(使)超负荷运行
    If you overstretch something or someone or if they overstretch, you force them to do something they are not really capable of, and they may be harmed as a result.

    Dr Boutros Ghali said the operation would overstretch resources...

    布特罗斯·加利博士说这一行动没有足够的资源支持。

verb

1
strain abnormally
I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up
The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition
Synonym: pull

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  1. Analysts fear the overstretched air traffic control system could reach breaking point .

    分析人士担心超负荷运转的空中交通管制系统会面临崩溃。

  2. This trend will come at a time when the public health system in many countries is already vastly overstretched and underfunded .

    在许多国家的公共卫生系统已经大大超负荷运转且面临供资不足时,这种趋势将会到来。

  3. This will overstretch the prison service 's resources .

    这将使监狱的资源不堪负荷。

  4. Credit cards can tempt you to overstretch yourself .

    信用卡能诱使你超额消费。

  5. The crime rate is rising rapidly at present and the police force is overstretched

    当前的犯罪率急剧上升,警力不堪重负。

  6. Do what you know you can do well and don 't overstretch yourself

    做你拿手的事情,不要勉为其难。

  7. Never force your legs to overstretch , or you can cause injuries .

    千万不要迫使双腿过度拉伸,否则会受伤的。

  8. Sitting on the floor , spread your legs as far as they will go without overstretching

    坐在地板上,在不要拉伤的前提下将双腿尽量分开。

  9. Dr Boutros Ghali said the operation would overstretch resources

    布特罗斯·加利博士说这一行动没有足够的资源支持。

  10. You may overstretch to clear an object in your path , or you may swerve12 suddenly and pull a tendon , twist an ankle or knee , or trip and fall . With falls , abrasions13 and head injuries aren 't out of the question , too .

    可能会因为清除途中障碍物而过度拉伸,或因为急转弯而牵拉到跟腱、扭伤脚踝或膝盖,也可能被绊倒——摔倒还可能造成擦伤和头部损伤。

  11. Overstretched & the whole sector has reached its limits .

    超负荷&这一领域已经达到了极限。

  12. Overstretched - the whole sector has reached its limits .

    超负荷——这一领域已经达到了极限。

  13. Overstretched , many went off sick , which made work harder for those who remained .

    在高负荷的工作下,许多人请病假,使那些剩下的护士工作将更为繁重。

  14. The question now is whether the overstretch thesis was wrong or simply premature .

    目前问题是,过度扩张说是错误命题还是只是言之过早。

  15. Make sure that the spring clamps are not overstretched .

    确保弹簧卡箍没有过度拉伸。

  16. Fiscal positions in the west were often overstretched when the global financial crisis erupted .

    全球金融危机爆发后,西方的财政状况常常过度紧张。

  17. Perhaps the market moves were simply a pull-back from overstretched levels .

    也许市场走势只反映了超买之后的回调。

  18. He overstretched his lines of supply and then divided his forces in the face of the enemy .

    他拖长了自己的补给线并分兵多处应对敌军。

  19. To rescue overstretched pension systems , for example , western societies are raising the retirement age .

    例如,为了拯救负担过重的养老金制度,西方社会正在提高退休年龄。

  20. Overstretched banks and global insurers are not the only things that are too big too fail .

    举债过多的银行和全球保险商并不是唯一大到不能倒的事物。

  21. In the 1980s and 1990s , overstretched banks regularly found themselves without money to meet withdrawals .

    在二十世纪八、九十年代,过度放贷的银行经常会发现自己没有资金应对储户的取现需求。

  22. He tends to overstretch himself in his efforts to succeed .

    他为了成功往往不自量力。

  23. Unlocking causes plate to become overstretched .

    解锁会导致板被过度拉伸。

  24. Rising debt costs could force many overstretched homeowners to default and their lenders to foreclose .

    升高的债务成本迫使许多贷款期限过长者放弃履约,借贷者从而收回这些房屋。

  25. Many fear that China 's overstretched property market will collapse , leaving insupportable debts in its wake .

    很多人害怕中国过热的房产市场崩盘,留下一堆无法支撑的债务。

  26. It will be a major challenge to introduce mechanisms that do not over-burden already overstretched health systems .

    引入一些机制而不让已经负担过度卫生系统超负荷,这是一个重大的挑战。

  27. We insist on a yoga blanket to prevent overstretching of the neck area .

    我们坚决要求用瑜伽垫,防止颈部的过度伸长。

  28. In this vision of the future , American saving would rise as overstretched borrowers repaid their debts .

    在这种对未来的设想中,随着透支过度的贷款者偿还其债务,美国的储蓄会增加。

  29. The households and governments of the big deficit countries , such as the US and UK , are overstretched .

    在美英等赤字庞大的国家,家庭和政府都已透支过度。

  30. In the economy , the supply chain is overstretched . Second , we are facing a series of dilemmas in our economy .

    第二,在我们的面前遇到一系列“两难”的问题。