overact

英 [ˌəʊvərˈækt]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈækt]

v.  举止过火; 表现做作; (尤指)过分夸张地表演

复数：overacts　现在分词：overacting　过去式：overacted　第三人称单数：overacts　过去分词：overacted　

牛津词典

verb

• 举止过火；表现做作；（尤指）过分夸张地表演
  to behave in a way that is exaggerated and not natural, especially when you are acting a part in a play

柯林斯词典

• VERB （通常指在戏剧中）表演得过于夸张，感情（或动作）过火
  If you say that someoneoveracts, you mean they exaggerate their emotions and movements, usually when acting in a play.
  1. Sometimes he had overacted in his role as Prince.
     有时候，他把王子一角演得过于夸张。

英英释义

verb

• exaggerate one's acting
  Synonym:ham it uphamoverplay

双语例句

• The empirical test results show that there is "expectation puzzle" in the test, long-term rates overact to the market shock, and so the expectations hypothesis cannot hold in China.
  检验结果表明，我国利率期限结构的预期假设检验出现了预期迷惑现象，我国长期利率对市场冲击发生过度反应，利率期限结构预期假设不成立。
• A performance by mummers. Amateur actors often overact.
  业余演员往往表演过火。
• Sometimes he had overacted in his role as Prince.
  有时候，他把王子一角演得过于夸张。