overreach
overreach
verb
verb
- [no obj.]strain oneself by reaching too far
伸得过远
never lean sideways from a ladder or overreach.
不要在梯子上将身子向一边倾斜或手伸得太远。
■(overreach oneself)defeat one's object by trying to do more than is possible
因做非力所及的事而失败
the Church overreached itself in securing a territory that would prove impossible to hold.
教会要得到一块不可能保得住的土地。
■(of a horse, dog, or other quadruped) bring the hind feet so far forward that they fall alongside or strike the forefeet
（马、狗等四足动物）（因后腿过分前伸而）侧倒；（后腿碰前腿而）交突致伤
the horse overreached jumping the first hurdle.
马在跨越第一道障碍时交突致伤。 - [with obj.]get the better of (someone) by cunning
智胜；以奸诈取胜
Faustus's lunacy in thinking he can overreach the devil.
浮士德的精神失常，认为他可以骗过魔鬼。
- an injury to a forefoot of a horse resulting from it having overreached
（马的前腿）交突伤
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