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单词 overreact
释义
overreact
verb[I]
uk
/ˌəʊ.və.riˈækt/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚ.riˈækt/
toreactin anextreme,especiallyanangryorfrightened, way:
反应过激，反应过火（尤指愤怒或恐惧）
Try not to overreacttocriticism.尽力不对批评意见反应过激。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Reacting and responding
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  • batsomethingback
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  • bite back (atsomeone/something)
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  • press/pushsomeone'sbuttonsidiom
  • press/push/hit (all) the right buttonsidiom
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overreaction
(Definition ofoverreactfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

overreact| American Dictionary

overreact
verb[I]
us
/ˌoʊ·vər·riˈækt/
toreacttoostrongly:
She overreacted when I said she’d made amistake.

overreaction

noun[C/U]us
/ˌoʊ·vər·riˈæk·ʃən/
(Definition ofoverreactfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverreact

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This theory proposes that depressed individuals mayoverreactto life events or misinterpret these events and exaggerate their adverse outcome.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Since expectations are, on average, unbiased, inflation expectations nowoverreactand generate an amount of inflation that creates a demand slump in future periods.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rejection sensitivity represents the disposition to defensively expect, readily perceive (or misperceive), andoverreactto social rejection.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The combination of this awareness and a sense of moderation mean that the proposed measures have been addressed realistically and without overreacting.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We would also like to urge people not tooverreact.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We must notoverreactif we want this directive to promote and support such a promising sector.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We must not assist him by overreacting to his actions.
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Hansard archive
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The danger is that we have become over-cautious by overreacting to the mistake made in 1964.
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It is important that we do notoverreact.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We must not be complacent, but nor must weoverreact.
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The solutions, however, appear less straightforward, so let us keep level-headed and find the right solution, being careful not tooverreactwith serious consequences.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We are all keenly aware of that fact, but let us be careful we do notoverreact.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
So it is not surprising that the public and, to some extent, farmers and landowners have overreacted.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The police did notoverreactin circumstances that would have led to fatality.
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I think that on occasions one side or the other has perhaps overreacted.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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