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单词 overtaxing
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overtax

verb

over·​tax ˌō-vər-ˈtaks How to pronounce overtax (audio)
overtaxed; overtaxing

transitive verb

1
: to tax (someone or something) too heavily or beyond what is due
revenues raised through overtaxing the middle class
2
: to lay too heavy a burden or demand upon (someone or something)
exercises that overtax the muscles
overtaxing my patience
A fancy terminal with enough gates for all the planes, a work force that is alternately overtaxed and underemployed, and a high-tech baggage system all create high fixed costs. Marc Levinson et al.
overtaxation
ˌō-vər-tak-ˈsā-shən How to pronounce overtax (audio)
noun
Homelessness is worse here than anywhere in the country. The cost of living is out of control. Overtaxation is rampant. Infrastructure is crumbling. Eric Ryan

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

overtaxing

verb

present participle of overtax
as in overloading

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • overloading
  • taxing
  • overburdening
  • hampering
  • surcharging
  • handicapping
  • afflicting
  • weighing
  • oppressing
  • straining
  • piling
  • stacking
  • clogging
  • burdening
  • saddling
  • filling
  • loading
  • cluttering
  • encumbering
  • pressing
  • packing
  • mounding
  • heaping
  • weighting
  • freighting
  • lumbering
  • ladening
  • lading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unloading
  • discharging
  • relieving
  • alleviating
  • unburdening
  • easing
  • lightening
  • disburdening
  • disencumbering
  • unlading
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