overworked
v. 工作过度或时间过长( overwork的过去式和过去分词 ); 滥用(词等); 劳乏; 劳累
adj. 工作过多的;劳累过度的,用得过滥的;滥而无效的
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.
'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
A study finds the land of the free has become the land of overworked and stressed.
一项研究发现自由之地已经变成过劳和压力之地.
When your boss applies for leave , it's because he's overworked.
当你的老板申请离开时,他一定是工作得太多了.
Labor unions have been working to assistants who feel overworked and underpaid.
工会已经为那些感到过度工作和报酬低的助教给予帮助.
'My dear Manette, if he were overworked now'
“ 亲爱的曼内特, 若是他现在过度劳累——”
We have overworked the production, quickly and well.
我们工作得又快又好,超额完整了生产计划.