overstretch

基本解释

Don’t Overstretch: While stretching can promote flexibility, stretching too far actually can damage the muscles—particularly if you’re recovering form an injury.
不要过度拉伸：尽管拉伸可以提高柔韧性，拉伸太过会伤害你的肌肉——尤其当你正从损伤中恢复的时候。
Without his aerial reach, his forces are as vulnerable to overstretch as the rebels.
一旦没有空军的支持，他的部队就与叛军一样容易受到牵制。
The worry is that strong demand for Treasuries as reserves might tempt America to overstretch itself.
人们担心的是对美国国债作为储备的强劲需求使得美国战线过长，力不从心。

Regulatory overstretch interferes with the function of markets, promotes increasing litigiousness and inhibits freedom.
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The worry is that strong demand for Treasuries as reserves might tempt America to overstretch itself.
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The Pentagon, worried about military overstretch and distrustful of humanitarian missions, appears to be behind America's foot-dragging.
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If you overstretch something or someone or if they overstretch, you force them to do something they are not really capable of, and they may be harmed as a result.