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单词 overlabor
释义

overlabor

verb

over·​la·​bor ˌō-vər-ˈlā-bər How to pronounce overlabor (audio)
variants US overlabor or British overlabour
overlabored; overlaboring

transitive verb

1
: to cause (someone) to labor excessively
shouldn't overlabor young children
2
: to explain or insist on (something) excessively : belabor
overlabored the point
3
: to make (something) too elaborate : overelaborate
… meticulously overlabors every dish … Joshua Gillin
overlabored
ˌō-vər-ˈlā-bərd How to pronounce overlabor (audio)
adjective
(US) or British overlaboured
overlabored jokes
How about staffing our overlabored Public Works to keep abreast of broken streets and alleys. Tim Grobaty
… meals … so laden with overlabored fuss that they often felt contrived. Craig LaBan

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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