over-engineer
verb [ T ] (also overengineer) uk/ˌəʊ.vər.en.dʒɪˈnɪər/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.en.dʒɪˈnɪr/
过度设计或制造)设计或制造得比需要的更复杂)
to create, design, or build something to be more complicated or perform more actions than is necessary or helpful
Her strategy is to over-engineer systems so that they will operate well even if conditions are more challenging than expected. 她的策略是对系统进行过度设计,这样的话,即使条件比预期的更具挑战性,系统也能正常运行。
Technicians often overengineer a product, introducing numerous features that customers do not need. 技术人员经常对产品进行过度设计,引入许多客户不需要的功能。
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- Companies must resist the temptation to overengineer their networks.
- It's very easy to over-engineer a brand, pricing it out of the market.
- Try to avoid the tendency to over-engineer the process.