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overwork 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ōvərˈwərk/,
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overworks, 3rd person singular present; overworking, present participle; overworked, past tense; overworked, past participle;
  1. Exhaust with too much work
    • - executives who are overworked and worried
    • - tired, overworked, demoralized staff
  2. (of a person) Work too hard
    • - the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking
  3. Make excessive use of
    • - the city's overworked sewer system
  4. Use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect
    • - “Breathtaking” is an overworked brochure cliché
Noun
  1. Excessive work
    • - his health broke down under the strain of overwork
  1. the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"
  2. use too much; "This play has been overworked"
  3. work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"
  4. An ergomaniac or workaholic is a person who is addicted to work.
  5. (Overworks) Sega Wow is a Sega video game company, which resulted from the merger of Wow Entertainment and Overworks.
  6. excessive work; To make someone work too hard; To work too hard
  7. (Overworked) Another term for Overloaded.
  8. including undue pressure, impossible deadlines, unnecessary disruptions.