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1. Oxford Dictionary

   overstretch

   • IPA[ˌəʊvəˈstrɛtʃ]

   英式

   • v.
     stretch too much；make excessive demands on
   • n.
     the state of being subject to excessive demands

   • verb: overstretch, 3rd person present: overstretches, gerund or present participle: overstretching, past tense: overstretched, past participle: overstretched

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. stretch too much if you overstretch your Achilles tendon, it can tear never hold your breath and never overstretch
   • 2. make excessive demands on the extra burden of providing cover for a strike would overstretch personnel at home he overstretched himself and lost money heavily on box office flops

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the state of being subject to excessive demands greater numbers allow naval forces to be more places at once without overstretch