overwork
- IPA[ˌəʊvəˈwəːk]
英式
- cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength；work too hard
- excessive work
verb: overwork, 3rd person present: overworks, gerund or present participle: overworking, past tense: overworked, past participle: overworked
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost his bodyguards claim they've been overworked and underpaid for years 同義詞
- ▪ work too hard the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. make excessive use of we aren't building new refineries so we have overworked our old ones she had been overworking her muscles during training
- ▪ use (a word, phrase, or idea) so often that it loses its effect we all overworked the phrase ‘gets it’ during the last administration
名詞
- 1. excessive work his health broke down under the strain of overwork
