overstretched

英 [ˌəʊvəˈstretʃt]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈstretʃt]

adj.  (系统、机构等)超负荷运转的，硬撑着的
v.  (使)勉强维持，硬撑着，超负荷运转
overstretch的过去分词和过去式

过去式：overstretched　过去分词：overstretched　

BNC.36475 / COCA.40887

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （系统、机构等）超负荷运转的，硬撑着的
  If a system or organization isoverstretched, it is being forced to work more than it is supposed to.
  1. The crime rate is rising rapidly at present and the police force is overstretched...
     当前的犯罪率急剧上升，警力不堪重负。
  2. Analysts fear the overstretched air traffic control system could reach breaking point.
     分析人士担心超负荷运转的空中交通管制系统会面临崩溃。

双语例句

• In this vision of the future, American saving would rise as overstretched borrowers repaid their debts.
  在这种对未来的设想中，随着透支过度的贷款者偿还其债务，美国的储蓄会增加。
• The increase in the local population has overstretched the capacity of health services and aid agencies, while supply chains have been affected.
  当地人口急剧增长，早已超过卫生服务和援助机构所能承受的范围，而水和燃料这类重要资源也即将告罄。
• It will be a major challenge to introduce mechanisms that do not over-burden already overstretched health systems.
  引入一些机制而不让已经负担过度卫生系统超负荷，这是一个重大的挑战。
• Much of our focus has been on the challenges of staying mentally healthy in an overstretched and under-funded mental health system.
  我们大部分的注意力被集中在了如何在原先就有偏差且先天不足的心理健康系统中努力的保持心理健康。
• Overstretched banks and global insurers are not the only things that are too big too fail.
  举债过多的银行和全球保险商并不是唯一大到不能倒的事物。
• Many fear that China's overstretched property market will collapse, leaving insupportable debts in its wake.
  很多人害怕中国过热的房产市场崩盘，留下一堆无法支撑的债务。
• The overstretched knee ligaments and tendons are also usually accompanied by changes in adjacent muscle groups, including the soleus muscle, which is deep in the calf.
  过度伸展的膝关节韧带和肌腱通常也伴随着相邻肌群的变化，比如小腿深层的比目鱼肌。
• Analysts fear the overstretched air traffic control system could reach breaking point.
  分析人士担心超负荷运转的空中交通管制系统会面临崩溃。
• Unlocking causes plate to become overstretched.
  解锁会导致板被过度拉伸。
• Fiscal positions in the west were often overstretched when the global financial crisis erupted.
  全球金融危机爆发后，西方的财政状况常常过度紧张。