overplay 英 [əʊvə'pleɪ] 　 美 [,ovɚ'ple]

overplay

overplay　 英 [əʊvə'pleɪ] 美 [,ovɚ'ple]

vt. 夸张；过分依赖…的力量；把…演得过火；将高尔夫球打到果岭之外　 vi. 表演过火　

进行时:overplaying　 过去式:overplayed　 过去分词:overplayed　 第三人称单数:overplays　 名词复数:overplays　

Beijing, however, could easily overplay its hand—especially if it fails to consider the possible unintended consequences of such an approach.　然而，北京很容易地表现过火，尤其是如果它没有考虑到这种做法可能带来意想不到的后果。
Until then, high oil prices should ensure Chavez maintains local control, despite his willingness to consistently overplay his political hand.　届时，高油价应该可以确保查韦斯控制局面，尽管他并不愿意一直夸大他的政治手段。

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  • vt. 夸张；过分依赖…的力量；把…演得过火；将高尔夫球打到果岭之外
  • vi. 表演过火

  • 1. Beijing, however, could easily overplay its hand—especially if it fails to consider the possible unintended consequences of such an approach.

    然而，北京很容易地表现过火，尤其是如果它没有考虑到这种做法可能带来意想不到的后果。

  • 2. Until then, high oil prices should ensure Chavez maintains local control, despite his willingness to consistently overplay his political hand.

    届时，高油价应该可以确保查韦斯控制局面，尽管他并不愿意一直夸大他的政治手段。

  • 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.
over·play / ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈpleɪ / verb overplaysth to give too much importance to sth 过分强调；过分重视 OPP underplay IDIOM overplay your ˈhand to spoil your chance of success by judging your position to be stronger than it really is 因不自量力而毁掉胜机；高估自己的地位；错估形势 overplay overplays overplayed overplaying over·play / ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈpleɪ /
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