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

• I have overworked this weekend because of the hard project.
  为了那个棘手的项目，这个周末我一直都在加班。
• He was overworked but never uttered a word of complaint.
  虽然超负荷工作，他从未发过一句怨言。
• 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？
• You complain about being overworked or underpaid.
  抱怨工作量过大或薪水太低。
• You are overworked and ill.
  你已经积劳成疾了。
• I must have overworked myself.
  我一定是过于劳累了。
• Labor Unions have been working to organize teaching assistants who feel overworked and underpaid.
  工会已经为那些感到超时工作和低工资的教学助理提供帮助。
• 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）。
• Tom's overworked and short-tempered teacher finally lost patience with the child's persistent questioning and seemingly self-centered behavior.
  托马斯的老师操劳过度、脾气暴躁，最后终于对这个孩子无止境的提问和貌似以自我为中心的行为失去了耐心。