overreact
verb [intransitive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overreact | |
he / she / it overreacts | |
past simple overreacted | |
past participle overreacted | |
-ing form overreacting |
- overreact (to something)
to react too strongly, especially to something unpleasant 反应过激,反应过火(尤指对不愉快的事情) The financial markets overreacted to the news. 金融市场对这条消息反应过于强烈。