vt. 夸张表演, 行动过火

vi. 夸张表演, 行动过火

[ verb ]
exaggerate one's acting
<verb.creation> ham ham it up overplay

Overact \O`ver*act"\, v. i.
To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.
--B. Jonson.


Overact \O`ver*act"\, v. t.
1. To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as,
he overacted his part.

2. To act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.]

The hope of inheritance overacts them. --Milton.