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over-compensate
ˌover-ˈcompensate, v. Also as one word. [over- 24.] trans. and intr. To compensate excessively for (something); spec. in Psychol., to exhibit over-compensation (see next). Hence ˌover-ˈcompensated ppl. a.; ˌover-compenˈsatory a.1768–74 Tucker Lt. Nat. (1834) II. 678 A damage..which will be over-comp... Oxford English Dictionary
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over-compensate
over-compensate/ˌəuvəˈkɔmpenseɪt; ˌovɚ`kɑmpɛnˌset/v [I, Ipr]~ (for sth) try to correct (an error, a weakness, etc) but go too far (in the opposite direction) 矫枉过正; 为纠正(错误、 偏差等)做得过分 He had over-compensated for the effect of the wind, and taken the aircraft off course. 他矫正风力的影响超过了限度使飞机偏离了航线. Working m... 牛津英汉双解词典
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Non-native pronunciations of English
Some advanced speakers might over-compensate for the length with a diphthong like [ëi]. /ʌ/ is replaced by [ʉ]. wikipedia.org
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sonny
▪ I. sonny colloq. (ˈsʌnɪ) Also sonnie. [f. son n.1 + -y.] 1. a. A familiar term of address to a boy or to a man younger than the speaker.1870 Routledge's Ev. Boy's Ann. 688 Yes, my dear sonny, that is exactly what I mean. 1883 Stevenson Treas. Isl. ii, ‘Come here, sonny,’ says he. 1891 Clark Russel... Oxford English Dictionary
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Knight and Day
CNN's Tom Charity commented, "there's a creeping anxiety about this project, a tendency to over-compensate that speaks to underlying inadequacies." wikipedia.org
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Kurdish women
appear to be particularly prevalent among Iraqi Kurds, Palestinians in Jordan, and in Pakistan and Turkey, but freedom of press in these countries could over-compensate wikipedia.org
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إعلان المواطنين الماليزيين
US$1.22 billion was reportedly redeemed on 5 November 2014 but was substantially utilised on the very same day to compensate Aabar Investments PJS for Concerned over the huge sum of money in Najib's private account a task force was set up in Malaysia to investigate the origin of the money. wikipedia.org
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