[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)工作过度;(使)过分劳累 If you overwork or if someone overworks you, you work too hard, and are likely to become very tired or ill.
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He's overworking and has got a lot on his mind...
他工作太累,而且非常操心。
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。
Overwork is also a noun.
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。
overworked
...an overworked doctor.
过度疲劳的医生
Oxford
over·work/ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk; NAmEˌoʊvərˈwɜːrk/
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overworkoverworksoverworkedoverworkingverb[intransitive , transitive ]to work too hard; to make a person or an animal work too hard (使)过度劳累,过分努力◆You look tired. Have you been overworking?你似乎很疲倦,是不是近来劳累过度了?overworksb/sth ◆She overworks her staff.她让员工过度劳累。noun[uncountable ]the fact of working too hard 劳累过度;过分辛苦◆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。over·work/ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk; NAmEˌoʊvərˈwɜːrk/