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Overworked 英 ˌəʊvə'Wɜːkt] 美 ˌoʊvər'wɜːrkt Adj.工作过度的;过分劳累的 动词overwork的过去式和过去分词形式 Moment Commitments

英语单词 overworked
英美音标 英 [ˌəʊvə'wɜːkt] 美 [ˌoʊvər'wɜːrkt]
中文释义 adj.工作过度的;过分劳累的
动词overwork的过去式和过去分词形式.
英语例句 (1) I'm overworked at the moment I've taken on too many commitments.
(2) Nurses are overworked and underpaid.
中文例句 (1) 我目前劳累过度--应承的事情太多了。
(2) 护士的工作过重而报酬过低。
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](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 as overworked, you mean it has been used so often that it no longer has much effect or meaning.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • '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。

  • ...an overworked simile.

    程式化的微笑

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