透支 tòuzhī verb ① [Finance] get an overdraft ▸ 你的账户透支了。 Your account is overdrawn. ② (入不敷出) overspend ▸ 他月月透支。 Every month his expenditure exceeds his income. ③ (预支工资) draw one’s salary in advance ④ figurative (超出极限) surpass ▸ 身心严重透支 to burn the candle at both ends |