overdo

overdo
(-does; past -did; past participle -done)
  1. [with obj.]carry to excess; exaggerate
    把…做得过分;表演过火;过于夸张
    she rather overdoes the early cockney scenes.
    她在说伦敦东区方言的开头那几场里演得有些过火。
    ■use too much of (something)
    过分使用
    I'd overdone the garlic in the curry.
    我在咖喱菜肴里用了太多大蒜。
    ■(overdo it/things)exhaust oneself by overwork or overexertion
    使过分劳累;使精疲力尽
    I'd simply overdone it in the gym.
    我真的在健身房里锻炼过量了。
    ■[often as adj. overdone]overcook (food)
    把(食物)烘烤(或蒸煮)过度了
    chewing his overdone steak.
    嚼着他那煮得太老的牛排。
语源
  1. Old English oferdōn (see over-, do)
英语宝典
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