overworked

英 [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːkt]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈwɜːrkt]

adj.  工作过多的; 劳累过度的; 用得过滥的; 滥而无效的
v.  (使)过度劳累，过分努力
overwork的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：overworked　过去式：overworked　

BNC.18618 / COCA.14862

牛津词典

adj.

• 工作过多的；劳累过度的
  made to work too hard or too much
  1. overworked nurses
     劳累过度的护士
• 用得过滥的；滥而无效的
  used too often so that the meaning or effect has become weaker

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （词语、表达方式、主意等）用得过滥的，陈词滥调的
  If you describe a word, expression, or idea asoverworked, you mean it has been used so often that it no longer has much effect or meaning.
  1. 'Ecological' has become one of the most overworked adjectives among manufacturers of garden supplies.
     “生态的”这个词已经成为园艺产品生产商用得最滥的形容词之一。
  2. ...an overworked simile.
     程式化的微笑

双语例句

• We're all overworked and underpaid.
  我们都超时工作而且工资很低。
• Jeff: Are you "overworked, underpaid and dissatisfied"? He is weighed with responsibilities beyond his capacity.
  杰夫：你对超负荷工作，待遇低很不满意，是吗？他担负着超负荷的责任。
• 'Ecological' has become one of the most overworked adjectives among manufacturers of garden supplies.
  “生态的”这个词已经成为园艺产品生产商用得最滥的形容词之一。
• She's overworked that particular excuse.
  那个借口她用的次数太多了。
• Can a tired overworked voice command attention in class?
  一个疲惫、过劳的声音能吸引全班的注意力吗？
• If their overworked parents were given more free time instead, everyone would be happier.
  如果他们过度劳累的父母有更多的空闲时间，而是每个人都快乐。
• Look how overworked this guy is.
  看看这家伙有多忙。
• Jeff: are you "overworked, underpaid and dissatisfied"?
  杰夫：你对“超负荷工作，待遇低很不满意，”是吗？
• Diminishing returns may eventually set in as overworked employees lose efficiency or leave for more arable pastures.
  逐渐缩小的利润最终开始，当过度工作的员工失去效率或是离开去了更好的地方。
• But Obama still runs a risk: that his overworked rhetoric loses its power and boomerangs on him.
  但是奥巴马任然冒了风险，那是他强有力的言辞在他身上失去了它的力量和（自食其果）。