例句 I have bitten off more than I can chew by taking on this extra work – I don't think I'll get it finished on time. David and Sarah planned to completely renovate their house by themselves.

今日短语 成语 bite off more than you can chew 的意思是你不能正确估量自己的能力，对自己估计太高或承担超过自己所能胜任的事情。 例句 I have bitten off more than I can chew by taking on this extra work – I don't think I'll get it finished on time.

Photo by mali maeder from Pexels “自不量力”，亦作“不自量力”，意思是自己不估量自己的能力，指过高地估计自己的力量（overestimate one's own strength or ability），与英文谚语“bite off more than one can chew”意思相近，表示“to take (on) more than one can deal ...