| 词汇 | overreaction |
| 释义 | overreaction noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌəʊ.və.riˈæk.ʃən/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚ.riˈæk.ʃən/ the action of reacting in an extreme, especially an angry or frightened, way: 过度反应|过激反应 She accused police of a massive overreaction.她指控警察的过激反应。 The pollen causes an overreaction in the human immune system.花粉引起了人体免疫系统的过度反应。 See overreact The newspaper accused everyone of hysterical overreaction. This chronic disease is characterized by an overreaction of the immune system to protein substances. The ban is an absurd overreaction to a problem that can be solved with simple measures. Reacting and responding act on something adverse reaction Babinski reflex backlash bat bat something back hypersensitive hypersensitize non-response non-responsive on your toesidiom reaction reception sensitivity step step up to the plateidiom strike while the iron is hotidiom supersensitivity ticklish toe Examples of overreactionoverreaction In other words, potential targets dwell on the possibility of overreaction by the diverter. It is possible that glucocorticoid hypofunction in antisocial children enhances their stress reactions, resulting in an overreaction that leads to abnormal aggression. It is now widely accepted that the overreaction of the host to microbial pathogens occurs at the level of the innate immune system, which is the nonspecific branch of immunity. Sometimes it looks as though there has been an overreaction when something goes wrong, and that there has been a compensation in the other direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That should be a considerable reassurance to the public, in avoiding the sort of overreaction about which we are concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea that article 191 must be extended to deal with that leakage is absurd overreaction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that not a gross overreaction to the area's drug problem? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As was said earlier, it has all the hallmarks of an overreaction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A constituent of mine has had her business ruined by the county council's overreaction and has been brought to the door of bankruptcy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We failed to see the likely reaction—or perhaps overreaction—to the results of the referendums. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But is that a true perception, or is it an overreaction? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will be subject to the most incredible overreaction by the government of the day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view, they may be an overreaction to a comparatively limited problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a tremendous overreaction to a relatively simple problem to solve. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it would seem that this was an overreaction and that the area from which the population was resettled was too large. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English See all examples of overreaction These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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