overdone
v. 做得過分( overdo的過去分詞 ); 太誇張; 把…煮得太久; (工作等)過度
If food is overdone, it has been spoiled by being cooked for too long.
The meat was overdone and the vegetables disappointing.
肉煮得太老,蔬菜也讓人沒有胃口。
If you say that something is overdone, you mean that you think it is excessive or exaggerated.
In fact, the panic is overdone. As the map shows, the drought has been confined to the south and east of Britain.
事實上,人們有些過於恐慌。如地圖所示,乾旱僅限於英國的南部和東部地區。
1. represented as greater than is true or reasonable;
2. cooked too long but still edible
The lust of men must not be overdone.
人們的慾望不該過分.
The joke is overdone.
玩笑開得過火.
The beef is overdone.
牛肉煮得太老.
In fact, the panic is overdone. As the map shows, the drought has been confined to the south and east of Britain.
事實上,人們有些過於恐慌。如地圖所示,乾旱僅限於英國的南部和東部地區。
She had rather overdone it during the night.
夜來她實在過度了一點兒.