overspend

/ˌəʊ.vəˈspend/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌoʊ.vɚˈspend/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌō-vər-ˈspend/ (ame, mw) · /ˈəʊvəspend/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈəʊvərspend/ (ame, ipa)

overspend — 動詞

  • overspendpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • overspends3rd person singular
  • overspending-ing form
  • overspendedpast simple

1. to use more money than your budget, plan, or income can support

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

超支；花過頭

花的錢超過預算或收入

to use more money than your budget, plan, or income can support

例句

Lien overspent on school clothes and had to skip the class trip.

Lien 買上學衣服時花過頭，只好不去班上的校外旅行。

overspend on + thing

Joshua overspent during the festival and borrowed bus fare from his sister.

Joshua 在節慶期間花過頭，連車錢都得跟姊姊借。

overspend during + event

同義詞
  • splurge

    often suggests treating yourself, while overspend focuses on going past a limit

  • overbuy

    focuses on buying too many things, not only on the money

  • waste

    suggests poor value or bad use, not simply going over budget

反義詞
  • save

    to keep money instead of using too much of it

  • budget

    as a verb, to plan spending so it stays within a limit

文法句型

overspend on + [thing]

overspend by + [amount]

overspend during + [period/event]

用法筆記

Often used without a direct object when the focus is the total amount. Use overspend on + thing for the area, and overspend by + amount for how far above the limit you went.

常見錯誤

❌I overspent groceries for the party.
✅I overspent on groceries for the party.
💡Use 'on' before the thing that took too much money.
❌We overspent the budget by two thousand dollars.
✅We overspent by two thousand dollars.
💡'By + amount' shows the extra money over the limit.

overspend — 名詞