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overstretch /əʊvəstretʃ; name oʊvərs-/ verb [transitive] to make sb/sth do more than they are capable of; to do more than you are capable of （使）超负荷运转，勉强维持，硬撑着◆the firm's mistake was to overstretch itself by expanding into asia. 这家公司错误在于扩展到亚洲，使自己不堪重负。◆taking on another business may overstretch our management. 接手另一家企业可能使我们的管理超负荷运转。 ▸ overstretched adjective◆an overstretched budget 捉襟见肘的预算◆overstretched services 不堪重负的服务☞ overstretch |