v.(射箭等)射过头;越过(目标)
The train overshot the station. 火车驶过了车站。
The department may overshoot its cash limit this year. 这个部门今年可能要突破现金限额。
But whatever the cause, it seems to mean fertility rates can overshoot downwards. 然而不管原因是什么,看起来都表示人口出生率下降过头了。