| 单词 | overstretched |
| 释义 | overstretched adjective uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈstretʃt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈstretʃt/not having enoughmoney,people,equipment, etc.: 缺少（资金、人力、器材等）的Hospitals are overstretched, andpatientsare not getting thetreatmentthey need.医院人力、物资紧缺，病人们得不到必要的治疗。 Scarce, inadequate and not enough
overstretched| Business Englishoverstretched adjective uk/ˌəʊvəˈstretʃt/ushaving moreworkor otheractivitiesthan you canmanage: Ourstaffworkhard but therealityis they are overstretched. This is acrowdedandchronicallyoverstretchedrailsystem. FINANCE havingborrowedorspentmoremoneythan you canpay: Risinginterestrateswillimpactseriouslyon overstretchedconsumers. See alsooverextended Examplesofoverstretchedoverstretched They argued that the heavilyoverstretchedlogistics system would be an impediment to anything more than a limited military operation. From theCambridge English Corpus They also impose a collective burden, leading to greater costs and public health problems that an alreadyoverstretchedhealth system can ill afford. From theCambridge English Corpus True to himself, he did nothing by halves, andoverstretchedhimself physically, mentally and financially on his expeditions. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequent in-migrationoverstretchedfragile urban facilities, which led in many cases to a decline in urban life quality. From theCambridge English Corpus The bonds of society may be too lax; but they may also beoverstretched. From theCambridge English Corpus Specialist nurses are highly valued by patients and their families but the service isoverstretchedand access is difficult. From theCambridge English Corpus The result is anoverstretchedanalysis that frequently slips into generalization. From theCambridge English Corpus These refugees entered an area that was alreadyoverstretched. From theCambridge English Corpus For them, of much more pressing concern was the imminent subsistence crisis compounded by increasing and seemingly arbitrary fiscal demands on their alreadyoverstretchedresources. From theCambridge English Corpus During the second half of the war theoverstretchedwar economy and poor supply situation had led to a sharp increase in strikes and walk-outs which continued after the war. From theCambridge English Corpus The resources of the quarantine authorities and station were significantlyoverstretchedby the greatly increased numbers of those, both healthy and infected, who had to be accommodated. From theCambridge English Corpus Cramming yet another on to anoverstretchedhead without proper preparation courts disaster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not have to have a service which depends on staff beingoverstretchedand overworked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The truth is, however, that those officers areoverstretchedand overworked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Either local authorities, whose expenditure is alreadyoverstretched, will have to subsidise them, or some kiosks will have to go. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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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