overexpand
verb [ I or T ] (also over-expand) uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪkˈspænd/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪkˈspænd/
过度扩张
to increase too much in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase too much in this way
If you hold your breath, air can trap in the lungs and the lungs will over-expand. 如果屏住呼吸,空气会滞留在肺部,肺部会过度扩张。
Many tech companies overexpanded as home working increased, and will now face job losses.
She overexpanded the company's operations in Germany.
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- Up to 5,000 full- and part-time jobs will go at the fast food company, which overexpanded in city centres.
- Care must be taken not to overexpand during the boom and find yourself seriously in debt afterwards.
- We will not over-expand the business over the next five years.