overcompensate

o·ver·com·pen·sate /ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpənseɪt, -pen- $ ˌoʊvərˈkɑːm-/ verb [intransitiveI]

OPPOSITE/REVERSEto try to correct a weakness or mistake by doing too much of the opposite thing 〔为弥补缺陷或过失而〕矫枉过正，过度补偿

overcompensate for

Zoe overcompensates for her shyness by talking a lot.

佐伊为了克服羞怯而说话太多。

—overcompensation /ˌəʊvəkɒmpənˈseɪʃən, -pen- $ ˌoʊvərkɑːm-/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

overcompensate• Having been too lenient in the early 1990s, it seemed, the regulator was overcompensating.• On the other hand do not overcompensate and regard the interviewer with a fixed stare.• Gill seemed to overcompensate and whispered hers so that the registrar and I could only just hear.• The doctor simply put it down to my body overcompensating for having twins.• We end up overcompensating for our desires, eating more of the diet food than we should, looking for satisfaction.

overcompensate for• Zoe overcompensates for her shyness by talking a lot.

单词	overcompensate
释义	overcompensate o·ver·com·pen·sate /ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpənseɪt, -pen- $ ˌoʊvərˈkɑːm-/ verb [intransitiveI] OPPOSITE/REVERSEto try to correct a weakness or mistake by doing too much of the opposite thing 〔为弥补缺陷或过失而〕矫枉过正，过度补偿 overcompensate for Zoe overcompensates for her shyness by talking a lot. 佐伊为了克服羞怯而说话太多。 —overcompensation /ˌəʊvəkɒmpənˈseɪʃən, -pen- $ ˌoʊvərkɑːm-/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus overcompensate• Having been too lenient in the early 1990s, it seemed, the regulator was overcompensating.• On the other hand do not overcompensate and regard the interviewer with a fixed stare.• Gill seemed to overcompensate and whispered hers so that the registrar and I could only just hear.• The doctor simply put it down to my body overcompensating for having twins.• We end up overcompensating for our desires, eating more of the diet food than we should, looking for satisfaction. overcompensate for• Zoe overcompensates for her shyness by talking a lot.
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