[] to make sb/sth do more than they are capable of; to do more than you are capable of（使）超负荷运转，勉强维持，硬撑着◆The firm's mistake was to overstretch itself by expanding into Asia.这家公司错误在于扩展到亚洲，使自己不堪重负。◆Taking on another business may overstretch our management.接手另一家企业可能使我们的管理超负荷运转。▸ˌoverˈstretched