The overworked, overextended parent may be seen as unloving, but may simply be exhausted.工作压身、忙得焦头烂额的家长可能会被视作对孩子缺乏关爱, 但他们也许只是太疲惫了。

The British East India Tea Company was overextended and faced bankruptcy.英属东印度茶业公司摊子大、开支多, 已濒临破产。