overshoot

Related topics: Motor vehicles

o·ver·shoot /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp overshot /-ˈʃɒt $ -ˈʃɑːt/) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1 TTCto accidentally go a little further than you intended 〔意外地〕超过，驶过〔预定地点〕

The plane overshot the runway and plunged into a ditch.

这架飞机冲出跑道，一头扎进沟里。

2 to spend more money than you had intended 超出〔预计费用〕

The school has overshot its cash limit.

这所学校的开支超出了预计的现金额度。

—overshoot /ˈəʊvəʃuːt $ ˈoʊvər-/ noun [countableC]

Examples from the Corpus

overshoot• The tower acknowledged him, once more ordering the Ilyushin to overshoot.• I tried to turn in behind him but found that I was going to overshoot and pulled away to starboard.• An approaching Ilyushin passenger-jet was told to overshoot as the tower lined Duncan up on the runway.• The budget deficit will probably overshoot its target of 5.8 percent of GDP.• A Hillman Imp, a roof rack, the beak of an upturned canoe overshooting its windscreen.• I allowed about six feet at first, just in case Dawn overshot the glove.• A commuter plane overshot the runway Sunday night in Augusta.• The airbrakes can then be reduced once it is clear that the glider will not overshoot with full airbrake.

From Longman Business Dictionary

overshooto·ver·shoot /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːtˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp overshot /-ˈʃɒt-ˈʃɑːt/) [transitiveT]

to go past a figure or level that was set as a limit or target

Money supply grew at a rapid rate in January, and overshot the German central bank’s 5.5% limit.

→ opposite undershoot

—overshooting noun [uncountableU]

There would be a continuing problem of overshooting or undershooting.

单词	overshoot
释义	overshoot Related topics: Motor vehicles o·ver·shoot /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp overshot /-ˈʃɒt $ -ˈʃɑːt/) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 1 TTCto accidentally go a little further than you intended 〔意外地〕超过，驶过〔预定地点〕 The plane overshot the runway and plunged into a ditch. 这架飞机冲出跑道，一头扎进沟里。 2 to spend more money than you had intended 超出〔预计费用〕 The school has overshot its cash limit. 这所学校的开支超出了预计的现金额度。 —overshoot /ˈəʊvəʃuːt $ ˈoʊvər-/ noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus overshoot• The tower acknowledged him, once more ordering the Ilyushin to overshoot.• I tried to turn in behind him but found that I was going to overshoot and pulled away to starboard.• An approaching Ilyushin passenger-jet was told to overshoot as the tower lined Duncan up on the runway.• The budget deficit will probably overshoot its target of 5.8 percent of GDP.• A Hillman Imp, a roof rack, the beak of an upturned canoe overshooting its windscreen.• I allowed about six feet at first, just in case Dawn overshot the glove.• A commuter plane overshot the runway Sunday night in Augusta.• The airbrakes can then be reduced once it is clear that the glider will not overshoot with full airbrake. From Longman Business Dictionary overshooto·ver·shoot /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːtˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp overshot /-ˈʃɒt-ˈʃɑːt/) [transitiveT] to go past a figure or level that was set as a limit or target Money supply grew at a rapid rate in January, and overshot the German central bank’s 5.5% limit. → opposite undershoot —overshooting noun [uncountableU] There would be a continuing problem of overshooting or undershooting.
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