overshoot
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌəʊ.vəˈʃuːt]
- 美式音标 [ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃuːt]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v.(射箭等）射过头；越过(目标）
同根派生
英汉例句
- The train overshot the station.
火车驶过了车站。 - Air strikes always overshoot the target, and artillery always falls short.
空援总是目标打过头，炮火总是打得太近。 - The department may overshoot its cash limit this year.
这个部门今年可能要突破现金限额。 - But whatever the cause, it seems to mean fertility rates can overshoot downwards.
然而不管原因是什么，看起来都表示人口出生率下降过头了。
用作动词 (v.)
英英字典
- to go further than the end of or past something, without intending to