| 词汇 | overshot |
| 释义 | overshot past simple and past participle ofovershoot Examples of overshotovershot But though he probably intended nothing more than a sober description of fugal features, his words overshot his mark. At the end of his article he complained that the action had overshot its mark, the fight had become sickening and had awakened political passion. If the target state is overshot, the user can back up to it; indeed, it is often easier to identify the target after the fact. He overshot the mark, using massive orchestral forces which elicited accusations of extravagance (the eight harps, four pianos, and a large battery of percussion were considered offensively indulgent). So many years later, we have to conclude that the decisions taken at the time have overshot the mark. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English If high land prices mean that young farmers are then unable to take over businesses, we have overshot the mark. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The first barrel overshot the mark, and failed to bring down the game. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And if by any chance it seemed that the mark was being overshot there are plenty of means available to reverse the process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A youngster of about 16 overshot the lights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What has gone wrong is that it has overshot, and there is now not enough liquidity in the market. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He overshot the groupings and found it extremely difficult to move his amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a huge, demand-led programme that is often, if not always, overshot, difficult to forecast and almost impossible to control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only were there cuts in the numbers in the armed forces, but targets were overshot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A third overshot the runway and crashed beyond it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is exactly the position that the public sector faces today, having overshot its expenditure limit by about £20 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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