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.