overplay
英 [əʊvə'pleɪ]
美 [,ovɚ'ple]
- vt. 誇張；過分依賴…的力量；把…演得過火；將高爾夫球打到果嶺之外
- vi. 表演過火
中文詞源
overplay 過於重視over-,超過，過度，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.
雙語例句
- 1. The United States has to be careful it doesn't overplay its hand.
- 美國必須謹防高估自身實力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. You must not overplay his part in the negotiations.
- 你不可過高估計他在談判中的作用.
來自互聯網
- 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慎以做到不過高估計自己的力量.
來自互聯網