overwork
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause a person or an animal to) work too hard or too long (使人或动物)工作过劳或时间过长
You'll become ill if you continue to overwork. 你这样劳累下去就要病了.
overwork a horse 使马疲劳过度.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
use (a word, etc) too much (and so weaken its importance or effectiveness) 滥用(词等)(因而削弱词义的力量)
an overworked phrase, metaphor, expression, etc 因使用频繁而失去原有力量的短语、 比喻、 固定词组等
`Situation' is a word that is greatly overworked. `情况'一词因使用过多而失去了准确性.
overwork n [U]
working too hard or too long 工作过劳或时间过长
ill through overwork 积劳成疾
stress caused by overwork 工作过累造成的紧张.
🗣️ 情景例句
And you also need bodies to do repainting?
你们也需要人手来重新粉刷吗?
Do you want me to check the tires?
要检查轮胎吗?
Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly,