overreact

[ˌəʊvəriˈækt] [ˌoʊvəriˈækt]
  • 第三人称单数:overreacts;
  • 过去式:overreacted;
  • 过去分词:overreacted;
  • 现在分词:overreacting;
  • 名词:overreaction;
  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • VERB
      反应过火;反应过激
      If you say that someone overreacts to something, you mean that they have and show more of an emotion than is necessary or appropriate.
      例句
      Is the council right to be concerned, or is it overreacting?... 市政委员会表示关切是合情合理呢,还是反应过激? The market appeared to overreact, but this is not the case... 市场反应看似过激,但实际并非如此。
    英汉词典释义
    • vi.
      反应过火
      Some people overreacted to what was only a throwaway remark. 有些人对随便说出的一句话反应过敏了。
    • n.
    英英词典释义
    • Verb
      1. show an exaggerated response to something;
      "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"