overplay
英 [??v?'ple?]
美 [,ov?'ple]
- vt. 夸張；過(guò)分依賴…的力量；把…演得過(guò)火；將高爾夫球打到果嶺之外
- vi. 表演過(guò)火
中文詞源
overplay 過(guò)于重視over-,超過(guò)，過(guò)度，play,玩，扮演。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- overplay (v.)
- "to emphasize (something) too much," 1933, a metaphor from card games, in to overplay (one's) hand, "to spoil one's hand by bidding in excess of its value" (1926), from over- + play (v.). The word was used earlier in a theatrical sense. Related: Overplayed; overplaying.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The United States has to be careful it doesn't overplay its hand.
- 美國(guó)必須謹(jǐn)防高估自身實(shí)力。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. You must not overplay his part in the negotiations.
- 你不可過(guò)高估計(jì)他在談判中的作用.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. The Japanese diplomat was careful not to overplay his hand during the negotiations.
- 這位日本外交官在談判中小心謹(jǐn)慎以做到不過(guò)高估計(jì)自己的力量.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)