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Overdrive High 英[ˈəʊvədraɪv 美[ˈoʊvərdraɪv Vt.驱使过度,虐待,超速传动 N Count 汽车的)超速挡,超速变速器 Vehicle

单词 overdrive
音标
英[ˈəʊvədraɪv] 美[ˈoʊvərdraɪv]
解释
vt.驱使过度,虐待,超速传动;
例句

N-COUNT
(汽车的)超速挡,超速变速器
The overdrive in a vehicle is a very high gear that is used when you are driving at high speeds.
例:The overdrive switch was on the steering column.超速挡的开关在转向杆上。

PHRASE
加倍努力(或紧张)
If you go into overdrive, you begin to work very hard or perform a particular activity in a very intense way.
例:In the courtroom everybody went into overdrive, assuming that there might well be a verdict soon.法庭里,人人都加倍紧张地行动起来,认为马上就要作出裁定了。
变形
third:overdrives~done:overdriven~pl:overdrives~ing:overdriving~past:overdrove~

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