• vt. 夸張；過分依賴…的力量；把…演得過火；將高爾夫球打到果嶺之外
• vi. 表演過火

over-,超過，過度，play,玩，扮演。比喻用法。

overplay (v.)

"to emphasize (something) too much," 1933, a metaphor from card games, in to overplay (one's) hand, "to spoil one's hand by bidding in excess of its value" (1926), from over- + play (v.). The word was used earlier in a theatrical sense. Related: Overplayed; overplaying.

1. The United States has to be careful it doesn't overplay its hand.

美國必須謹防高估自身實力。

來自柯林斯例句

2. You must not overplay his part in the negotiations.

你不可過高估計他在談判中的作用.

來自互聯網

3. The Japanese diplomat was careful not to overplay his hand during the negotiations.

這位日本外交官在談判中小心謹慎以做到不過高估計自己的力量.

來自互聯網