overwork

名词 overwork:

1. the act of working too much or too long
   同义词：overworking

动词 overwork:

1. use too much
2. work excessively hard
   同义词：exploit

1. She was worn down by overwork.
   她因过度劳累而垮了下来。
2. I was completely knocked up from overwork.
   由于工作过度，我完全累垮了。
3. Self- make men are very apt to usurp the prerogative of the almighty and overwork themselves.
   全凭一己奋斗而成功的人，大有篡夺上帝的大权之势而过度工作。
4. His illness grew out of his tendency to overwork.
   他的病是由于工作过度所致。

o.ver.work

v.（动词）
o.ver.worked,o.ver.work.ing,o.ver.works
v.tr.（及物动词）
To force to work too hard or too long.
使工作过度：迫使过度工作或过久工作

To rework to excess:
把…做过头：过分地重新工作：
例句：
overwork a speech.
过分地修改演说词

To use too often:
对…使用过度：过于经常使用：
例句：
.‘Vulnerable’ and ‘volatile’ were the most overworked adjectives of the `70s.(David Ansen)
.‘Vulnerable`和‘Volatile`是70年代经常使用最频繁的形容词.(戴维·安森)

To decorate the entire surface of.
装饰：把…的表面加以装饰
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To work too long or too hard.
工作过度：工作过久或过于努力
n.（名词）

Excessive work.
过度的工作