overreaches

英 [ˌəʊvəˈriːtʃɪz]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈriːtʃɪz]

v.  贪功致败; 不自量力
overreach的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 令（自己）不自量力；使（自己）因目标过高而失败
  If you say that someoneoverreaches themselves, you mean that they fail at something because they are trying to do more than they are able to.
  1. He overreached himself and lost much of his fortune...
     他的雄心太大，结果损失了自己大部分的财产。
  2. The company had overreached itself and made unwise investments...
     这家公司不自量力地轻率投资。
  3. The people who sustain the worst losses are usually those who overreach.
     不自量力者往往摔得最惨。

双语例句

• Greed often overreaches itself.
  贪婪者常常自食其果。
• But you're right, Pompey overreaches.
  但你说得对，庞培做得过头了。