| 词汇 | overworking |
| 释义 | overworking present participle ofoverwork overwork verb[ I or T ] uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɜːk/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɝːk/ to (cause someone to) work too much: （使）劳累过度，（使）工作太累 You look exhausted - I hope they're not overworking you.你看起来疲惫极了——我希望他们没有让你过于劳累。 Work, working and the workplace act as something all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom assignment bandh be at workidiom grind hoop hotelling housekeeping in the line of dutyidiom induction industry job moonlight skivvy slave slog slouch spadework undertaking Examples of overworkingoverworking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The doctors say, that it is caused by overworking, by mental overexertion. Such issues include mistreatment of medical students by their mentors, overworking house staff, and the failure to disclose mistakes to patients. Workers had to be attentive to avoid overworking the valuable oxen that were reared for meat. I have never observed restrictive practices operating to prevent married women overworking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is overworking this device of previous assent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Overworking, inducing overtiredness, can be as dangerous as too much frivolity, or too much gambling, too much of going to the "flicks," and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They assume they think it is worth taking risks – criminal risks at that – in overworking tired drivers, and publicity risks if they are found guilty. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We should not try to break their backs by overworking them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At that time, the coal mines, thanks to the overworking of the mines during the war and to other causes, were in a lamentable condition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is more, drivers want to be protected against overworking and overtiredness, but they also want to get home quickly after a long trip. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Many burn out long before their pensionable age due to overworking. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The result is that the teachers are overworking and cannot do justice to their pupils. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On top of that came the compulsory neglect, the inevitable overworking, of the years of war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is obviously a practice which generally should be discouraged if it involves overworking of the nurses concerned and their working long hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With 25 million taxpayers, to find 30 cases of maladministration over a two-year period is certainly not of itself evidence of understaffing and overworking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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