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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   overwork

   • IPA[ˌōvərˈwərk]

   美式

   • v.
     cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength；work too hard
   • n.
     excessive work

   • verb: overwork, 3rd person present: overworks, gerund or present participle: overworking, past tense: overworked, past participle: overworked

2. • 釋義

   v.

   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 exploit, drive (too hard), drive into the ground, tax, overtax, ... 更多sweat, overburden, put upon, impose on, oppress, be a slave driver, be a hard taskmaster
   • ▪ work too hard the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking 同義詞 work too hard, work like a Trojan/horse/slave, work/run oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, ... 更多drive oneself into the ground, sweat, sweat blood, work day and night, burn the candle at both ends, burn the midnight oil, overtax oneself, overtax one's strength, kill oneself, burn oneself out, do too much, overdo it, strain oneself, overburden oneself, overload oneself, drive/push oneself too hard, informalknock oneself out, work one's tail off, vulgar slangwork/sweat one's balls off反義詞 be idle
   • 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

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. excessive work his health broke down under the strain of overwork