overcompensate

overcompensate读音音标

英[ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpenseɪt]

美[ˌoʊvərˈkɑmpenseɪt]

基本意思释义

v.过度代偿

词性变化

第三人称单数:overcompensates;

过去式:overcompensated;

过去分词:overcompensated;

现在分词:overcompensating;

短语及实用例句

They overcompensate and end up on the passive end of the spectrum.

他们过度补偿从而让自己处于消极的一端.

One seems to need a dose of superiority to overcompensate for the erstwhile sense of inferiority.

昔日的低人一等看起来需要一剂“高人一头”的灵丹妙药要大肆弥补一下.

英英释义

Verb

1. make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities;

\"he is compensating for being a bad father\"

2. make excessive corrections for fear of making an error