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overshoot

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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o·ver·shoot /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense and past participle overshot /-ˈʃɒt $ -ˈʃɑːt/) [intransitive, transitive]  1 TTCto accidentally go a little further than you intended 〔意外地〕超过,驶过〔预定地点〕 The plane overshot the runway and plunged into a ditch. 这架飞机冲出跑道,一头扎进沟里。2 to spend more money than you had intended 超出〔预计费用〕 The school has overshot its cash limit. 这所学校的开支超出了预计的现金额度。overshoot /ˈəʊvəʃuːt $ ˈoʊvər-/ noun [countable]
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Examples from the Corpus
overshootThe tower acknowledged him, once more ordering the Ilyushin to overshoot.I tried to turn in behind him but found that I was going to overshoot and pulled away to starboard.An approaching Ilyushin passenger-jet was told to overshoot as the tower lined Duncan up on the runway.The budget deficit will probably overshoot its target of 5.8 percent of GDP.A Hillman Imp, a roof rack, the beak of an upturned canoe overshooting its windscreen.I allowed about six feet at first, just in case Dawn overshot the glove.A commuter plane overshot the runway Sunday night in Augusta.The airbrakes can then be reduced once it is clear that the glider will not overshoot with full airbrake.
From Longman Business Dictionaryovershooto‧ver‧shoot /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːtˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense and past participle overshot /-ˈʃɒt-ˈʃɑːt/) [transitive] to go past a figure or level that was set as a limit or targetMoney supply grew at a rapid rate in January, and overshot the German central bank’s 5.5% limit. opposite undershootovershooting noun [uncountable]There would be a continuing problem of overshooting or undershooting.→ See Verb table
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overshoot
overshoot /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense and past participle overshot /-ˈʃɒt $ -ˈʃɑːt/) [intransitive and transitive]
1. to accidentally go a little further than you intended:
    The plane overshot the runway and plunged into a ditch.
2. to spend more money than you had intended:
    The school has overshot its cash limit.
—overshoot /ˈəʊvəʃuːt $ ˈoʊvər-/ noun [countable]


over·shootBrE /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈʃuːt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they overshoot BrE /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈʃuːt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it overshoots BrE /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈʃuːts/ 🔊past simple overshot BrE /ˌəʊvəˈʃɒt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈʃɑːt/ 🔊past participle overshot BrE /ˌəʊvəˈʃɒt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈʃɑːt/ 🔊 -ing form overshooting BrE /ˌəʊvəˈʃuːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈʃuːtɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] to go further than the place you intended to stop or turn 超过,越过(预定地点)~ sth The aircraft overshot the runway. 飞机冲出了跑道。🔊🔊~ (sth) (by sth) She had overshot by 20 metres. 她超过了 20 米。🔊🔊 [transitive] ~ sth (by sth) to do more or to spend more money than you originally planned 超过(原计划);突破(预计费用)The department may overshoot its cash limit this year. 这个部门今年可能要突破现金限额。🔊🔊