over-expansion
noun [ U ] (also overexpansion) uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/
过度的膨胀
too great an increase in the size, number, or importance of something
He blamed this on an over-expansion of government power at the expense of local authorities. 他将此归咎于以牺牲地方当局为代价的政府权力的过度扩张。
There is a risk of overexpansion at the ends of the stent.
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- Over-expansion during the boom took the company deeper into debt.
- Major changes in policy are needed to correct this situation where we have overfishing and overexpansion of the fishing fleets.
- There has been so much overexpansion in capacity in the sector that it will take a long time for companies to recover.
- The firm finally went bankrupt from over-expansion.
- They blame their financial troubles on over-expansion and staff shortages.