powerful, etc•进取心过强的；野心过大的2 (of a plan, task, etc/针_划.、■任务等）unsuccessful or likely tcrbe unsuccessful because of
needing too much effort, moneyortime所需投入过大的，目标过高的（因而未成
功或成功机会甚微）：Her were
overambfrious. 她的计划都_过于宏大。
over-arch-ing /.auvar'aitjn]； NAmE .ouvar'arrtjirj/ adj. [usually before noun] {formal) very important,
because it includes or influences many things 非常重要的；首要
的；概莫能外的
overarm /'auvaraim; NAmE 'ouv8ra:rm/ [especially BrE) (a：lso over-hand especially in NAmE) adv. if you throw a ball
overarm, you throw it with your arm swung backwards and then lifted high above
your shoulder 肩!上
投球（投球时举手过肩、► overarm (espec/VW/y (also over-hand especially in NAmE) adj. ： an overarm throw 上手投球一compare underarm
over.atepf
of
overeat
overawe
/.auvar'o:;
NAmE ,ou-/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to
impress sb so much that they feel nervous or fright- ened使极为敬畏；使胆怯► overawed
over.bal.ance /.auva'baelans;
NAmE .ouvar'b-/ verb {especially Sr£) to lose your
balance and fall; to make sb^sth lose their balance and fall (使）失去平衡，摔
倒：[V] ffe overbalanced
and/eH frtto.the water. A失矣
了平衡，落^水中。[also
VN]
overbearing
/,Quv9'bearu]-,
NAmE .ouvar'ber-/ adj. [disapproving) trying to contypl
other people in an unpleasant way 专横的；飞扬跋扈的 Pf?7i dqmin- eering： an overbearing manner %漸的作风
over-bite
/'auvabait;
NAmE 'ouvarb-/ noun {technical 语）a conciition in which
a person or animal’s upper jaw is
too far forward in relation to their lower jaw
覆咬合；上包齿
overblown
/.auva'blaun; NAmE .ouvar'bloun/ adj. 1 that is made to
seem larger, more impressive or more important than it really is过奋的；夸张的；虚饰过度的
HT1 exaggerated 2 (of flowers 花朵)■ past the
best, most beautiful stage残!k的；盛期已过故
over-board /'auvaboid; NAmE 'ouvarboird/ adv. over the side
of a boat or a ship into the watei•从船上落下：to /all/jump
overboard从船上落入/跳入水中◊ Huge waves washed Wm overboard卣浪把他冲下甲板卷入海
中。IT*!?!
go 'overboard (informal) to be too
excited or enthusiastic about sth or about doing sth 过分热情；过 分热衷:Don’t go overboard
on yiitness.热衷运动别
.过头。throw sb/sth 'overboard to get rid of
sb/sth that you think is useless 抛弃；扔掉
overbook /.auva'buk; NAmE .ouvar'buk/ verb to sell more
tickets on a plane or reserve more rooms in a hotel than there are places
available 超额预(飞机座 位或旅馆客房）：[VN] 7Tie/light was heavrty overboofced 该璉轨售票大大超i机位数量。[also V] —compare
DOUBLE-BOOK
overbridge /'0uv0brid3； NAmE 'ouvarb-/ noun a bridge over a
railway/railroad or road 天桥；上跨桥
overburden
/^uva'baidn;
NAmE ,ouv0r'b3：rdn/ verb [VN] [usually passive] ~
sb/sth (with sth) to give sb/sth more work, worry, etc. than tiiey can deal
with 俾负担
过重
over-came pt of overcome
over-cap-acity/.auvake'paesati; NAmE fiuwsrkQ-/ noun[\J, sing.] {business the situation in which
an industry or a factory cannot sell as much as it is designed to produce
生产能力过剩
over-cast /.auve'kaist;
NAmE .ouvar'kaest/
adj. covered with
clouds; dull 阴天的；多云的；阴暗的：an overcast s^y/day 阴沉的夫空/天气◊ Today
红 wiH be duH and overcast.今天天气将阴伴多云。
over-cau-tious /.auva'kDiJas; NAmE .ouvar'k-/ adj. too careful过于谨慎的；过分小心的
overcharge /,9uv0'tja:d3； NAmE 1ouv0r'tJ,a:rd3/ verb ~ (sb) (for sth) to make sb pay too
much ibr stli 多收
■( 的）钱：[VN] Mafce sure they don’t overcharge you /or the drinfo.洤意别让他们多收饮料费。◊ We were
overcharged by £5.我们让人家多收了 5英镑。[also V] PIJ3 UNDERCHARGE
over-coat /'auvakaut; NAmE 'ouvarkout/ noun a long warm
coat worn in cold weather 长大永一picture t>
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overcome /^uva'kAm; NAmE .ouvar'kAm/ verb (over-came /-'keim/, over-come) [VN]
1 to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been
preventing you from achieving sth ^ ■月艮；解决：She overcame injury to
win the Olympic gold medai.她战胜了伤痛，贏得了奧运会金牌。or/ietwo parties managed to overcome their
differences on the hue. M个軟党设法弥合了在这个问题上的分歧。2 to defeat sb ■战胜： In the final game
3 [usually passive] to be extremely strongly
affected by sth 受到…的极关影响 H771 overwhelm ： Her parents were overcome
vWt/i grie/at the_/imeraZ.在葬礼上她的父
母悲痛欲绝。◊ The'dead woman had been overcome by smoke.这个女人是被烟呛死的。
overcom-pen-sate /.auva'kDmpenseit; NAmE .ouvar-
'ka:m-/ verb [V] ~ (for sth) (by doing sth) to do too
much when trying to correct a problem and so cause a different problem过度补偿（为纠芷某事而做得过分）； 娇枉过 : She
overcompensated for her shyness by toZfci’ng too much
and too Zou<!她为了克服自 B
的羞怯，卸；l兑话太多，笑声太大。
overcon-fi-dent /.suva'kDnfidant; NAmE .ouvar'kain-/ at// too confident jk分自信的；自负的
overcook /^uva'kuk; NAmE .ouvar'kuk/ verb [VN] to cook food for too long煮得过熟；煮得过久
overcrit-ic-al /.auve'kritikl; NAmE .ouver'k-/ adj. too critical过分挑剔的；吹毛求疵的
over-crowd-ed /.auva'kraudid; NAmE
.ouvsr'k-/ adj. (of a place 地方）witli too many people or things in it.过于
拥挤的：overcrowded
dries^prisons拥挤不堪的城市/也
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Too many poor people are living in overcrowded conditions.有太多的贫民生栝在十分拥挤的条件下；
over-crowd-ing/.auva'kraudii]； A/Amf .ouvar'k-/ noun[D] the situation
when there are too many people or things in one place过度拥挤；拥挤的状况
over-de-veloped
/.auvadi'velapt; NAmE .ouvard-/ adj. that has grown too
large 发育过度；过度爰达：overde- vdoped musdes
M于发达的fl肉◊ an
overdeveloped sense of humour ► over-de-velop verb [VN]
overdo /.auve'dur;
NAmE .ouvar'du:/ verb (over-does f-'dAz/, over-did /-'did/, over-done /-'dAn/) [VN] 1 to do sth too
much; to exaggerate sth 做得过务.；做得过火；
夸张：She really overdid the sympathy (= and so did not seem
sindere).她真是同情得过火了。2 to use too
much of sth 过多使用；滥每：Don't overdo the salt
in the _/bO’d.菜里.别放士 多盐。.◊ t/se I’Hiistrarions where appropriate but don’t overdo ft.要适当地使用插图，：:但 不宜这多。3
[usually
passive] to cook sth for too long 烹
煮（'■饭菜）财间-过長:' T"e_/iish was overdone and very 这鱼烧的时间太长，都干掉了。M overdo it/things to work,
study, etc. too hard or for too long (工作、学习等）’■过分參力：He’s been
overdoing things recently. 〇 I overdid it in the gym
and hurt my bczcfc.我在健身房练得过火了，结果弄伤
TW〇 ,
overdose /'auvadaus; NAmE 'ouvardous/ noun, verb mnoun too much of
a drug taken at one time ( 一次用
过’量：a drug/drugs
overdose 药物剂量过大◊ She a
massive overdose o/sieej?fngpi7k.她服甩了过量的
安眠药。
mverb (also informal OD) [V] ~ (on
sth) to take too much of a drug at one time, so. that
it is dangerous —次用药过
量：ffe had overdosed on heroin.他过量服用了海落因。
◊ (//gt/raf/Ve) J had overdosed on sun.我晒太阳的鈴间过
长T。'
overdraft /'auvadraift; NAmE
'ouvardraeft/ noun the amount of money that you owe to a bank when
you have spent more money than is in your bank account; an arrangement that
allows you to do this 透■支额；透 支安排：to run up/pay oJ5T an overdra片发生透女；付
清透支