VERB 令(自己)不自量力;使(自己)因目标过高而失败 If you say that someone overreaches themselves, you mean that they fail at something because they are trying to do more than they are able to. 令(自己)不自量力;使(自己)因目标过高而失败
He overreached himself and lost much of his fortune. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
他的雄心太大,结果损失了自己大部分的财产。
The company had overreached itself and made unwise investments. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
这家公司不自量力地轻率投资。
The people who sustain the worst losses are usually those who overreach. [VERB]