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overshoot

/verb oh-ver-shoot; noun oh-ver-shoot/US // verb ˌoʊ vərˈʃut; noun ˈoʊ vərˌʃut //UK // (ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt) //

过冲,过冲量,过冲值,过头

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    o·ver·shot, o·ver·shoot·ing.

    • : to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss: The missile overshot its target.
    • : to pass or go by or beyond: to overshoot a stop sign.
    • : to shoot or pour down over: turbulent water overshooting the top of the dam.
    • : to overreach; go further than is intended or proper; go too far: It looked as though his self-confidence had overshot itself.
    • : to fly too far along in attempting to land.
v.无主动词 verb
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    o·ver·shot, o·ver·shoot·ing.

    • : to fly or go beyond.
    • : to shoot over or above a mark.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a shooting beyond a specified point or target: two overshoots in the missile test series.
    • : the amount of excessive distance in a trajectory or route: a two-mile overshoot on the artillery range.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inmiss

Examples

  • That’s fodder for future research—but even without an overshoot effect, these results add support to the idea that you can and probably should taper your strength training at least a week before a big race.

  • They frequently overshoot on the upside, inflating values, reputations, and egos far above their underlying value.

  • Well, one reason why upturns follow downturns is that downturns tend to overshoot.

  • There is a concept in financial maelstroms known as the overshoot.

  • "Say about a couple of thousand ounces and you overshoot it," Peters answered.

  • After being low it would come up too suddenly, overshoot the mark, only to be steered downwards again equally suddenly.

  • But stop he must or he would overshoot his mark a half-mile before he found the level.

  • It may again overshoot the mark, but by repeated corrections it finally attains the normal upright posture.

  • You are overrating the effects of our failure—you never seem to be able to do anything but overshoot your mark.