overshoot

verb
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃuːt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overshoot
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃuːt/
he / she / it overshoots
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃuːts/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃuːts/
past simple overshot
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃɒt/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃɑːt/
past participle overshot
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃɒt/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃɑːt/
-ing form overshooting
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈʃuːtɪŋ/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈʃuːtɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] to go further than the place you intended to stop or turn超过,越过(预定地点)
    • overshoot something The aircraft overshot the runway.飞机冲出了跑道。🔊🔊
    • overshoot (something) (by something) She had overshot by 20 metres.她超过了 20 米。🔊🔊
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  2. [transitive] overshoot something (by something) to do more or to spend more money than you originally planned超过(原计划);突破(预计费用)
    • The department may overshoot its cash limit this year.这个部门今年可能要突破现金限额。🔊🔊