[] 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. 这家公司错误在於扩展到亚洲，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