overcompensate
构词拆解
over-
前缀
词源说明
From over- + compensate.
释义
动词verb
- 1intransitiveTo do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
- 2transitiveTo provide with excessive pay or reward for work performed.
- 3humorous, of a manTo act in a way perceived as insecure about one's masculinity or a supposedly small penis (especially, by buying or using a large object).