overextending

英 [ˌəʊvərɪkˈstendɪŋ]

美 [ˌoʊvərɪkˈstendɪŋ]

v. 拖得太长；过分扩展; 使工作负担过重；使承担过多义务；使作过分的承诺
overextend的现在分词

Research by the University of California in San Francisco found people with difficulty saying no are more likely to experience stress. While unpleasant, sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is bow out gracefully and avoid overextending yourself.
位于旧金山的加利福尼亚大学发表的研究表明，拒绝更容易带来紧张。虽然拒绝别人不是件愉快的事情，但有时最健康的做法就是礼貌地回绝，避免操劳过度。
Your time is the most valuable resource you have and overextending yourself will drain it.
你的时间是最宝贵的资源，过分扩张则会流失掉。
Our adversaries would like to see America sap its strength by overextending our power.
我们的敌人希望看到美国过度扩展我们的力量而精疲力竭。
This would not have stopped the three large Icelandic banks from overextending, but it would have prevented national financial catastrophe.
单边欧元化可能无法阻止冰岛三大银行的过分扩张，但能够避免国家金融灾难。