overwork

英 [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈwɜːrk]

v.  (使)过度劳累，过分努力
n.  劳累过度; 过分辛苦

过去分词：overworked　现在分词：overworking　过去式：overworked　第三人称单数：overworks　

IELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.33320 / COCA.25116

牛津词典

verb

• （使）过度劳累，过分努力
  to work too hard; to make a person or an animal work too hard
  1. You look tired. Have you been overworking?
     你似乎很疲倦，是不是近来劳累过度了？
  2. She overworks her staff.
     她让员工过度劳累。

noun

• 劳累过度；过分辛苦
  the fact of working too hard
  1. His illness was brought on by money worries and overwork.
     他的病是因操心钱和劳累过度而造成的。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）工作过度；（使）过分劳累
  If youoverworkor if someoneoverworksyou, you work too hard, and are likely to become very tired or ill.
  1. He's overworking and has got a lot on his mind...
     他工作太累，而且非常操心。
  2. He overworks and underpays the poor clerk whom he employs.
     他让那个可怜的职员超负荷工作，却只支付极低的薪水。
  3. Overworkis also a noun.
     
  4. He died of a heart attack brought on by overwork.
     他死于劳累过度引起的心脏病发作。

英英释义

noun

• the act of working too much or too long
  1. he became ill from overwork
  Synonym:overworking

verb

• use too much
  1. This play has been overworked
• work excessively hard
  1. he is exploiting the students
  Synonym:exploit

双语例句

• He died of a heart attack brought on by overwork.
  他死于过劳引起的心脏病发作。
• Signs of overwork are nervous tension, irritability and indigestion.
  过分劳累的征候是神经紧张、烦躁易怒和消化不良。
• The man's collapse was caused by overwork.
  那人因工作过度而累倒了。
• He's overworking and has got a lot on his mind
  他工作太累，而且非常操心。
• His health collapsed because of overwork.
  他的身体因工作过度而垮掉了。
• His illness was caused by overwork and want of sleep.
  他的病是因劳累过度和睡眠不足引起的。
• This heart attack may be related to his overwork.
  这次心脏病发作可能和他工作过劳有关。
• Perhaps I suffered a little from overwork.
  也许我是因过度劳累而不舒服。
• He no longer abused himself with short sleep, overwork, and overstudy.
  他不再用短促的睡眠、过度的工作和刻苦的学习来折磨自己了。
• Perhaps you suffer from overwork.
  或许你是工作过度了。