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Overwrought Adj əuvə'Rɔ:T A.紧张过度的 英 紧张过度的(Very Nervous Excited

单词 overwrought
音标 ['əuvə'rɔ:t]
解释 a.紧张过度的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 紧张过度的(very nervous or excited)
【记】 over(过分)+wrought( 兴奋的,精神的)
【例】 An angry and overwrought actor broke the reporter's camera.
字源 overwrought (adj.)
"worked up to too high a pitch," 1825, literally "over-worked," from over- + wrought. Earlier it meant "exhausted by work" (1660s) as a literal past participle of overwork.
不择手段背单词 adj. 紧张兴奋过度的
【记】over过分, wrought(work的过去式和过去分词): 工作过度是因为刚开始工作, 处于兴奋紧张的阶段.
趣味全助记 【记】wrought 为 work的过去式和过去分词,over work out 做得过多了,太兴奋了,另一个意思是同overdone 做的过火了

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