overwork

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/    美 /ˌoʊvɚˈwɝk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A superstructure. uncountable
  2. Excessive work. uncountable
    — Various disordered conditions consequent upon overwork, which are characteristic of modern civilisation.
动词 v.
  1. To make (someone or something) work too hard. transitive
    — to overwork a horse
  2. To work too hard. intransitive
  3. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour. transitive
    — My days with toil are overwrought.
  4. To decorate all over. transitive

词形变化

overworks present,singular,third-person overworking participle,present overworked participle,past overworked past overwrought archaic,participle,past overwrought archaic,past

词汇关系

相关词
overtime

词源

词源 1
From Middle English overwerken, possibly from Old English oferwyrċan (“to overwork, overlay”), equivalent to over- + work. Cognate with Dutch overwerken (“to overwork”).
词源 2
From Middle English overwerc, from Old English oferweorc, oferġeweorc (“an overwork, superstructure, tomb”), equivalent to over- + work.
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