overreach

🇬🇧 UK/.әuvә'ri:tʃ/🇺🇸 US

GREA2

Definitions

v.

To go beyond an appropriate limit or one's own ability; to overextend oneself.

做得过头，过度伸张；超出自身能力

n.

An act of reaching or extending too far; overextension.

过度伸张，走过头

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

overreachother

=overreach

Common Collocations

1.corporate overreach企业越权
2.government overreach政府越权

Example Sentences

1.
The company's overreach into new markets without proper research led to failure.
2.
The politician's overreach on executive power prompted legal challenges.

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