overworked
v. 工作過度或時間過長( overwork的過去式和過去分詞 ); 濫用(詞等); 勞乏; 勞累
adj. 工作過多的;勞累過度的,用得過濫的;濫而無效的
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.
“生態的”這個詞已經成為園藝產品生產商用得最濫的形容詞之一。
...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.
一項研究發現自由之地已經變成過勞和壓力之地.
When your boss applies for leave , it's because he's overworked.
當你的老闆申請離開時,他一定是工作得太多了.
Labor unions have been working to assistants who feel overworked and underpaid.
工會已經為那些感到過度工作和報酬低的助教給予幫助.
'My dear Manette, if he were overworked now'
“ 親愛的曼內特, 若是他現在過度勞累——”
We have overworked the production, quickly and well.
我們工作得又快又好,超額完整了生產計劃.