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单词 overreaction
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overreaction
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌəʊ.və.riˈæk.ʃən/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚ.riˈæk.ʃən/
theactionofreactingin anextreme,especiallyanangryorfrightened, way:
过度反应；过激反应
Sheaccusedpoliceof amassiveoverreaction.她指控警察的过激反应。
Thepollencausesan overreaction in thehumanimmunesystem.花粉引起了人体免疫系统的过度反应。
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  • Thenewspaperaccusedeveryone ofhystericaloverreaction.
  • Thischronicdiseaseischaracterizedby an overreaction of theimmunesystemtoproteinsubstances.
  • Thebanis anabsurdoverreaction to aproblemthat can besolvedwithsimplemeasures.
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(Definition ofoverreactionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverreaction

overreaction
In other words, potential targets dwell on the possibility ofoverreactionby the diverter.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is possible that glucocorticoid hypofunction in antisocial children enhances their stress reactions, resulting in anoverreactionthat leads to abnormal aggression.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is now widely accepted that theoverreactionof the host to microbial pathogens occurs at the level of the innate immune system, which is the nonspecific branch of immunity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Sometimes it looks as though there has been anoverreactionwhen something goes wrong, and that there has been a compensation in the other direction.
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That should be a considerable reassurance to the public, in avoiding the sort ofoverreactionabout which we are concerned.
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The idea that article 191 must be extended to deal with that leakage is absurdoverreaction.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Is that not a grossoverreactionto the area's drug problem?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
As was said earlier, it has all the hallmarks of anoverreaction.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A constituent of mine has had her business ruined by the county council'soverreactionand has been brought to the door of bankruptcy.
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We failed to see the likely reaction—or perhapsoverreaction—to the results of the referendums.
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But is that a true perception, or is it anoverreaction?
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They will be subject to the most incredibleoverreactionby the government of the day.
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In my view, they may be anoverreactionto a comparatively limited problem.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is a tremendousoverreactionto a relatively simple problem to solve.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, it would seem that this was anoverreactionand that the area from which the population was resettled was too large.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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