Overwork
[əʊvə'wɜːk] or ['ovɚ'wɝk]
解释:
(noun.) the act of working too much or too long; 'he became ill from overwork'.
(verb.) use too much; 'This play has been overworked'.
(verb.) work excessively hard; 'he is exploiting the students'.
整理:罗伯塔--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.
(v. t.) To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.
(v. t.) To decorate all over.
(v. t.) To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
(n.) Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
录入:罗兰
解释:
v.t. and v.i. to work overmuch or beyond the strength: to tire.—n. O′verwork excess of work: excessive labour.
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娱乐性解释:
n. A dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.
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例句:
- Don't overwork yourself. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- I think it desirable for him to know nothing more than that he must not overwork himself, and must observe certain rules. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- Dr. Digby (the headmaster) has quite knocked me up with overwork. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Overwork and consequent exhaustion began to have their natural effect. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Assuming for a moment, that he _was_ overworked; it would show itself in some renewal of this disorder? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- He's very tired and overworked, he said. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- You've been so wickedly overworked-- Perhaps it's that. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- My dear Manette, if he were overworked now-- My dear Lorry, I doubt if that could easily be. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- Then my spouse unfortunately overworked herself in washing the house, so that we could do no longer without a maid. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- Everything was bolted and barred that could by possibility furnish relief to an overworked people. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- A little overworked, I am afraid? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- I'm afraid they've been overworking you again at the office. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
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