overwork
overwork
verb
verb
- [with obj.]exhaust with too much work
使工作过度；使过分劳累
executives who are overworked and worried.
疲劳不堪且忧心忡忡的业务主管们。
[as adj. overworked]tired, overworked, demoralized staff.
疲劳不堪、工作过度、士气低落的职员们。
■[no obj.](of a person) work too hard
（人）过度工作
the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking.
医生要他彻底休息，因为他一直在超负荷工作。
■(一般作 be overworked)make excessive use of
对…使用过度
our lifts are overworked.
我们的电梯使用过度。
■[usu. as adj. overworked]use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect
过度使用，过滥使用（词，观点）
‘Breathtaking’ is an overworked brochure cliché.
“激动人心的”是旅游手册上用得过滥的套语。
- [mass noun]excessive work
过于繁重的工作
his health broke down under the strain of overwork.
过于繁重的工作压力弄垮了他的身体。
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