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

• 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。
• 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。
• They are overprotective, sometimes rigid and, often, overworked and exhausted.
  他们保护性很强，甚至有点刻板，一般都会过度劳累，把自己搞得精疲力竭。
• Feeling old, overworked and underappreciated, Shrek is clearly having a midlife crisis.
  我们的史莱克明显陷入了中年危机：总觉得自己老了，过度劳累而且不受赏识。
• You are overworked and ill.
  你已经积劳成疾了。
• He worried ( overworked) himself into consumption. One's health suffers from overwork.
  他忧虑（劳累）过度而患肺过度劳累有损身体健康。
• 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。
• She's overworked that particular excuse.
  那个借口她用的次数太多了。
• This is more than a mere annoyance to overworked parents. It affects the broader health of society.
  这对过度操劳的家长们不单单是个烦恼，它还会影响到社会的健康发展。
• 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？