overplay

• vt. 夸张；过分依赖…的力量；把…演得过火；将高尔夫球打到果岭之外
• vi. 表演过火

over-,超过，过度，play,玩，扮演。比喻用法。

overplay (v.)

"to emphasize (something) too much," 1933, a metaphor from card games, in to overplay (one's) hand, "to spoil one's hand by bidding in excess of its value" (1926), from over- + play (v.). The word was used earlier in a theatrical sense. Related: Overplayed; overplaying.

1. The United States has to be careful it doesn't overplay its hand.

美国必须谨防高估自身实力。

来自柯林斯例句

2. You must not overplay his part in the negotiations.

你不可过高估计他在谈判中的作用.

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3. The Japanese diplomat was careful not to overplay his hand during the negotiations.

这位日本外交官在谈判中小心谨慎以做到不过高估计自己的力量.

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