overleap

• 过时动词，意为跳过、越过或略过；也用于比喻义，表示忽视或无视某事。

An archaic verb meaning to leap over, skip, or omit; also used figuratively to mean to neglect or pass over something.

1. Defeat oneself by going too farC2formal

   To cause one's own failure or downfall by exceeding reasonable limits or by being overly ambitious.

   过犹不及

   • The politician overleaped himself by making promises he could not keep.
   • In his eagerness to win, he overleaped himself and made a critical mistake.
   • The company overleaped itself by expanding too quickly without proper planning.

   同义词overdooverextendoverplayoverreachovershootoverstretch

2. Jump across or leap overC2formal

   To physically jump over or clear an obstacle.

   跳过

   • The athlete overleaped the high bar with ease.
   • The horse overleaped the fence in a single bound.
   • He overleaped the small stream to continue his hike.

   同义词clearhurdlesurmountvault

3. Leave undone or leave outC2formal

   To omit or skip something, either intentionally or unintentionally.

   遗漏

   • In his haste, he overleaped several important steps in the process.
   • The editor overleaped a crucial paragraph from the article.
   • She overleaped the introduction and went straight to the conclusion.

   同义词disregarddropexcludeleave outmissneglectomitoverlookpass overskip

   反义词accomplishachievecompletedofinishfulfillincludeperform