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- no obj. strain oneself by reaching too far伸得过远：
never lean sideways from a ladder or overreach.
不要在梯子上将身子向一边倾斜或探得太远。
1.1
overreach oneself
defeat one's object by trying to do more than is possible因做非力所能及的事而失败：the Church overreached itself in securing a territory that would prove impossible to hold.
教会在获取一块终究无法持有的土地时力不从心。
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- (of a horse, dog, or other quadruped) bring the hind feet so far forward that they fall alongside or strike the forefeet（马、狗等四足动物）（因后腿过分前伸而）侧倒; （后腿碰前腿而）交突致伤：
the horse overreached jumping the first hurdle.
马在跨越第一道障碍时交突致伤。
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- with obj. get the better of (someone) by cunning智胜; 以奸诈取胜：
Faustus's lunacy in thinking he can overreach the devil.
浮士德的精神失常, 认为他可以骗过魔鬼。
- an injury to a forefoot of a horse resulting from it having overreached（马的前腿）交突伤。