overact

Word family  noun act action ≠ inaction activity ≠ inactivity reaction interaction overacting adjective acting active ≠ inactive verb act ≠ overact adverb actively

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o·ver·act /ˌəʊvərˈækt $ ˌoʊ-/ verb [intransitive]  APTto act in a play with too much emotion or movement – used to show disapproval 表演得过火[过于夸张]〔含贬义〕 —overacting noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

o·ver·act verbChineseSyllable  

in act to too with play Corpus a much

overact
o‧ver‧act /ˌəʊvərˈækt $ ˌoʊ-/ verb [intransitive]to act in a play with too much emotion or movement – used to show disapproval
—overacting noun [uncountable]

over·actBrE /ˌəʊvərˈækt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈækt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they overact BrE /ˌəʊvərˈækt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈækt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it overacts BrE /ˌəʊvərˈækts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈækts/ 🔊past simple overacted BrE /ˌəʊvərˈæktɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈæktɪd/ 🔊past participle overacted BrE /ˌəʊvərˈæktɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈæktɪd/ 🔊 -ing form overacting BrE /ˌəʊvərˈæktɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈæktɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (disapproving) to behave in a way that is exaggerated and not natural, especially when you are acting a part in a play 举止过火；表现做作；过分夸张地表演