overstretched

英 [ˌəʊvəˈstretʃt]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈstretʃt]

adj. (系统、机构等)超负荷运转的，硬撑着的
v. (使)勉强维持，硬撑着，超负荷运转
overstretch的过去分词和过去式

过去式：overstretched　过去分词：overstretched　

BNC.36475 / COCA.40887

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED （系统、机构等）超负荷运转的，硬撑着的
If a system or organization isoverstretched, it is being forced to work more than it is supposed to.
1. The crime rate is rising rapidly at present and the police force is overstretched...
  当前的犯罪率急剧上升，警力不堪重负。
2. Analysts fear the overstretched air traffic control system could reach breaking point.
  分析人士担心超负荷运转的空中交通管制系统会面临崩溃。

双语例句

Unlocking causes plate to become overstretched.
解锁会导致板被过度拉伸。
In the 1980s and 1990s, overstretched banks regularly found themselves without money to meet withdrawals.
在二十世纪八、九十年代，过度放贷的银行经常会发现自己没有资金应对储户的取现需求。
Analysts fear the overstretched air traffic control system could reach breaking point.
分析人士担心超负荷运转的空中交通管制系统会面临崩溃。
Rising debt costs could force many overstretched homeowners to default and their lenders to foreclose.
升高的债务成本迫使许多贷款期限过长者放弃履约，借贷者从而收回这些房屋。
Overstretched& the whole sector has reached its limits.
超负荷&这一领域已经达到了极限。
The study acknowledges that the UN peacekeeping force in Congo is severely overstretched but also criticizes the force.
这项研究承认联合国在刚果的维和部队的战线拉得过长，而且对维和部队做出了批评。
Perhaps the market moves were simply a pull-back from overstretched levels.
也许市场走势只反映了超买之后的回调。
He overstretched his lines of supply and then divided his forces in the face of the enemy.
他拖长了自己的补给线并分兵多处应对敌军。
But with its overstretched infrastructure, restrictive labour laws and notorious bureaucracy, it has struggled to find a role in the global supply chain of manufactured goods, despite its huge young population.
但由于基础设施不完善、限制严格的劳动法以及臭名昭著的官僚主义，尽管印度年轻人口众多，但该国一直难以在全球制造业供应链上发挥作用。
The news comes as some economists question the efficacy of these measures in putting the country on a sustainable growth path that relies less on overstretched western demand for cheap Chinese exports.
这一消息公布之际，适逢一些经济学家对这些措施的效力提出了质疑，怀疑它们能否推动中国进入可持续增长的轨道，减轻依赖西方对廉价中国出口的过度需求。