overshoot

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈəʊ.və.ʃuːt/    美 /ˈoʊ.vɚˌʃut/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The amount by which something goes too far. countable
    — Let's see if we can predict and correct for the overshoot.
  2. The situation where the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity. countable,uncountable
    — With appropriate choice and action such uncontrolled decline could be avoided; overshoot could instead be resolved by a conscious effort to reduce humanity's demand on the planet.
  3. The portion of a letter extending above the capline of other letters of the same font, or the relative degree of such extent. countable,uncountable
    — The portion resting beyond the capline or baseline is called overshoot.
动词 v.
  1. To go past something; to go too far.
    — When you drive, you must remember to not overshoot the parking space and end up with two wheels over the line.
  2. To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something.
    — not to overshoot his game
  3. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
  4. To exceed. figuratively
    — to overshoot the truth
  5. To venture too far; to overreach (oneself). reflexive
  6. To record too much photographic footage.

词形变化

overshoots plural overshoots present,singular,third-person overshooting participle,present overshot participle,past overshot past

词汇关系

衍生词
overshooter overshoot the mark

词源

词源 1
From Middle English overshoten, oversheten (“to shoot beyond, shoot past, pour down from above”), perhaps continuing Old English ofersċēotan (“to shoot down”), equivalent to over- + shoot.
词源 2
From Middle English overshoten, oversheten (“to shoot beyond, shoot past, pour down from above”), perhaps continuing Old English ofersċēotan (“to shoot down”), equivalent to over- + shoot.
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