Definition of overwork in English:

overwork

verb əʊvəˈwəːkˌoʊvərˈwərk

[with object]often as adjective overworked

1Exhaust with too much work.
tired, overworked, demoralized staff
Example sentencesExamples
- If your staff is overworked or overextended, it will inevitably show in their attitudes toward customers.
- Mr Peach admitted departmental officers were often overworked and inexperienced, and worked in isolation.
- The patent examiners are so overworked that they let a lot of this stuff through.
- Morale is really low among staff and already some are leaving because they are overworked.
- Now health service staff are overworked at all levels, GP's overloaded with patients and health centres are overcrowded.
- Pediatricians and child psychologists can fill some gaps, but they are also often overworked.
- A major altercation was narrowly avoided as 250 thirsty guests swamped the overpriced bar, demanding a drink from one of two hopelessly overworked bar staff.
- Equipment is not replaced after it has worn out, positions are left unfilled and staff are dangerously overworked.
- The most simple way to cut spending is to cut salaries for all doctors, but health-care staff are already overworked.
- So no more vitamin B6, no Evening Primrose Oil, without a prescription from your already overworked GP.
- The judges are overworked, they're underpaid.
- As long as there are fast food chains, there will always be underpaid and overworked line staff.
- But even the most conscientious caseworkers are going to cut corners and make mistakes - often fatal mistakes - when they are overworked.
- These jobs can be done by one extraordinary and exhaustingly overworked person, or they can be shared among the available people according to ability, interest and need.
- Fifty-eight percent said they were so overworked they could not provide the right level of care.
- Julie worries about her husband being overworked and dreams of taking a vacation trip with him, perhaps to Paris.
- The coaching staff is overworked and forced to do much of the personnel work.
- I attributed this to a large ward round, insufficient time, and overworked doctors.
- You'll be overworked and exhausted there, too.
- Not that I blame anyone, what with the way the NHS is underfunded and staff are overworked.
Synonyms
exploit, drive (too hard), drive into the ground, tax, overtax, sweat, overburden, put upon, impose on, oppress
be a slave driver, be a hard taskmaster
stressed, under stress, stressed out, stress-ridden, strained, overtaxed, overburdened, overloaded, exhausted, fatigued, worn out
1. 1.1no object Work too hard.
  the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking
  Example sentencesExamples
  Jing is considered to be a very precious substance - the foundation of our constitutional energy - one that we need to protect and value by ensuring that we do not erode it through excesses, neither by overworking nor by partying!
  ‘Overwrought’ by the same token must mean ‘overworked’, yet I guess that at least 94% of us sometimes get overwrought for reasons unconnected with overworking.
  I wish I'd read it 10 or 15 years ago, because I then wouldn't have had to learn the hard way what overworking for all the wrong reasons can do to you.
  Synonyms
  work too hard, work like a Trojan/horse/slave, work/run oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, drive oneself into the ground, sweat, sweat blood, work day and night, burn the candle at both ends, burn the midnight oil, overtax oneself, overtax one's strength, kill oneself, burn oneself out, do too much, overdo it, strain oneself, overburden oneself, overload oneself, drive/push oneself too hard
  informal knock oneself out, work one's tail off
  vulgar slang work/sweat one's balls off
2. 1.2 Make excessive use of.
  our lifts are overworked
  Example sentencesExamples
  The welfare system is overworked, underpaid and they get burned out.
  It is a fight neither party can win decisively, and in the meantime everyone is made worse off when seats are left open indefinitely, courts are overworked, and justice is delayed or denied.
  The heart, already overworked because of less oxygen, has to work even harder to pump blood through the narrowed blocked vessels.
  These nations are making no effective effort to ensure that their athletes are clean, instead leaving the job of enforcement to an overstretched, overworked WADA.
  Kansas City's bullpen was overworked last season because its young starters either broke down physically or threw too many pitches to consistently work past the sixth inning.
3. 1.3 Use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect.
  ‘Breathtaking’ is an overworked brochure cliché
  Example sentencesExamples
  This hideously overworked cliché alone is enough is enough to bar you from membership of the young-old club.
  The word ‘passion’ is sadly overworked at most auto shows, but in Trevor's case it is right on the money.
  It didn't take long for that pathetic - and overworked - excuse to unravel…
  No, I understand there's no more overworked or overused word than ‘new.’
  Metaphors or repetition become tiring and irritating when overworked, rather than amusing, moving or shocking.
  Synonyms
  hackneyed, overused, worn out, worn, tired, played out, stereotyped, clichéd, threadbare, stale, trite, banal, platitudinous, stock, hack, unoriginal, derivative
  informal hacky

noun əʊvəˈwəːkˌoʊvərˈwərk

mass noun

Excessive work.
his health broke down under the strain of overwork
Example sentencesExamples
- Men suffering from overwork, tiredness and stress are less likely ‘to share family meals, to read, play and help children with homework, and to be involved in recreational activities or to do the shopping’.
- Practitioners use ginseng as a tonic, primarily to treat patients who are worn-out, either from overwork, emotional stress, or old age.
- I think a lot of doctors are vulnerable because of overwork and too much stress.
- Independent research indicates that they live in extreme poverty and suffer stress and exhaustion from overwork and forced overtime.
- All the muscles in her tiny body seemed to hurt; whether from overwork or fatigue she couldn't decipher.
Synonyms
pressure, demands, burdens, exertions

Definition of overwork in US English:

overwork

verbˌoʊvərˈwərkˌōvərˈwərk

[with object]

1Exhaust with too much work.
tired, overworked, demoralized staff
executives who are overworked and worried
Example sentencesExamples
- The judges are overworked, they're underpaid.
- But even the most conscientious caseworkers are going to cut corners and make mistakes - often fatal mistakes - when they are overworked.
- Morale is really low among staff and already some are leaving because they are overworked.
- You'll be overworked and exhausted there, too.
- If your staff is overworked or overextended, it will inevitably show in their attitudes toward customers.
- The coaching staff is overworked and forced to do much of the personnel work.
- The patent examiners are so overworked that they let a lot of this stuff through.
- The most simple way to cut spending is to cut salaries for all doctors, but health-care staff are already overworked.
- Pediatricians and child psychologists can fill some gaps, but they are also often overworked.
- Julie worries about her husband being overworked and dreams of taking a vacation trip with him, perhaps to Paris.
- Now health service staff are overworked at all levels, GP's overloaded with patients and health centres are overcrowded.
- Not that I blame anyone, what with the way the NHS is underfunded and staff are overworked.
- I attributed this to a large ward round, insufficient time, and overworked doctors.
- Mr Peach admitted departmental officers were often overworked and inexperienced, and worked in isolation.
- Fifty-eight percent said they were so overworked they could not provide the right level of care.
- A major altercation was narrowly avoided as 250 thirsty guests swamped the overpriced bar, demanding a drink from one of two hopelessly overworked bar staff.
- As long as there are fast food chains, there will always be underpaid and overworked line staff.
- So no more vitamin B6, no Evening Primrose Oil, without a prescription from your already overworked GP.
- Equipment is not replaced after it has worn out, positions are left unfilled and staff are dangerously overworked.
- These jobs can be done by one extraordinary and exhaustingly overworked person, or they can be shared among the available people according to ability, interest and need.
Synonyms
exploit, drive, drive too hard, drive into the ground, tax, overtax, sweat, overburden, put upon, impose on, oppress
stressed, under stress, stressed out, stress-ridden, strained, overtaxed, overburdened, overloaded, exhausted, fatigued, worn out
1. 1.1no object (of a person) work too hard.
  the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking
  Example sentencesExamples
  Jing is considered to be a very precious substance - the foundation of our constitutional energy - one that we need to protect and value by ensuring that we do not erode it through excesses, neither by overworking nor by partying!
  I wish I'd read it 10 or 15 years ago, because I then wouldn't have had to learn the hard way what overworking for all the wrong reasons can do to you.
  ‘Overwrought’ by the same token must mean ‘overworked’, yet I guess that at least 94% of us sometimes get overwrought for reasons unconnected with overworking.
  Synonyms
  work too hard, work like a horse, work like a slave, work like a trojan, run oneself into the ground, work oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, drive oneself into the ground, sweat, sweat blood, work day and night, burn the candle at both ends, burn the midnight oil, overtax oneself, overtax one's strength, kill oneself, burn oneself out, do too much, overdo it, strain oneself, overburden oneself, overload oneself, drive oneself too hard, push oneself too hard
2. 1.2usually as adjective overworked Make excessive use of.
  the city's overworked sewer system
  Example sentencesExamples
  The heart, already overworked because of less oxygen, has to work even harder to pump blood through the narrowed blocked vessels.
  The welfare system is overworked, underpaid and they get burned out.
  It is a fight neither party can win decisively, and in the meantime everyone is made worse off when seats are left open indefinitely, courts are overworked, and justice is delayed or denied.
  These nations are making no effective effort to ensure that their athletes are clean, instead leaving the job of enforcement to an overstretched, overworked WADA.
  Kansas City's bullpen was overworked last season because its young starters either broke down physically or threw too many pitches to consistently work past the sixth inning.
3. 1.3usually as adjective overworked Use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect.
  “Breathtaking” is an overworked brochure cliché
  Example sentencesExamples
  The word ‘passion’ is sadly overworked at most auto shows, but in Trevor's case it is right on the money.
  It didn't take long for that pathetic - and overworked - excuse to unravel…
  No, I understand there's no more overworked or overused word than ‘new.’
  This hideously overworked cliché alone is enough is enough to bar you from membership of the young-old club.
  Metaphors or repetition become tiring and irritating when overworked, rather than amusing, moving or shocking.
  Synonyms
  hackneyed, overused, worn out, worn, tired, played out, stereotyped, clichéd, threadbare, stale, trite, banal, platitudinous, stock, hack, unoriginal, derivative

nounˌoʊvərˈwərkˌōvərˈwərk

Excessive work.
his health broke down under the strain of overwork
Example sentencesExamples
- Independent research indicates that they live in extreme poverty and suffer stress and exhaustion from overwork and forced overtime.
- Men suffering from overwork, tiredness and stress are less likely ‘to share family meals, to read, play and help children with homework, and to be involved in recreational activities or to do the shopping’.
- I think a lot of doctors are vulnerable because of overwork and too much stress.
- Practitioners use ginseng as a tonic, primarily to treat patients who are worn-out, either from overwork, emotional stress, or old age.
- All the muscles in her tiny body seemed to hurt; whether from overwork or fatigue she couldn't decipher.
Synonyms
pressure, demands, burdens, exertions

单词	overwork
释义	Definition of overwork in English: overwork verb əʊvəˈwəːkˌoʊvərˈwərk [with object]often as adjective overworked 1Exhaust with too much work. tired, overworked, demoralized staff Example sentencesExamples If your staff is overworked or overextended, it will inevitably show in their attitudes toward customers. Mr Peach admitted departmental officers were often overworked and inexperienced, and worked in isolation. The patent examiners are so overworked that they let a lot of this stuff through. Morale is really low among staff and already some are leaving because they are overworked. Now health service staff are overworked at all levels, GP's overloaded with patients and health centres are overcrowded. Pediatricians and child psychologists can fill some gaps, but they are also often overworked. A major altercation was narrowly avoided as 250 thirsty guests swamped the overpriced bar, demanding a drink from one of two hopelessly overworked bar staff. Equipment is not replaced after it has worn out, positions are left unfilled and staff are dangerously overworked. The most simple way to cut spending is to cut salaries for all doctors, but health-care staff are already overworked. So no more vitamin B6, no Evening Primrose Oil, without a prescription from your already overworked GP. The judges are overworked, they're underpaid. As long as there are fast food chains, there will always be underpaid and overworked line staff. But even the most conscientious caseworkers are going to cut corners and make mistakes - often fatal mistakes - when they are overworked. These jobs can be done by one extraordinary and exhaustingly overworked person, or they can be shared among the available people according to ability, interest and need. Fifty-eight percent said they were so overworked they could not provide the right level of care. Julie worries about her husband being overworked and dreams of taking a vacation trip with him, perhaps to Paris. The coaching staff is overworked and forced to do much of the personnel work. I attributed this to a large ward round, insufficient time, and overworked doctors. You'll be overworked and exhausted there, too. Not that I blame anyone, what with the way the NHS is underfunded and staff are overworked. Synonyms exploit, drive (too hard), drive into the ground, tax, overtax, sweat, overburden, put upon, impose on, oppress be a slave driver, be a hard taskmaster stressed, under stress, stressed out, stress-ridden, strained, overtaxed, overburdened, overloaded, exhausted, fatigued, worn out 1.1no object Work too hard. the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking Example sentencesExamples Jing is considered to be a very precious substance - the foundation of our constitutional energy - one that we need to protect and value by ensuring that we do not erode it through excesses, neither by overworking nor by partying! ‘Overwrought’ by the same token must mean ‘overworked’, yet I guess that at least 94% of us sometimes get overwrought for reasons unconnected with overworking. I wish I'd read it 10 or 15 years ago, because I then wouldn't have had to learn the hard way what overworking for all the wrong reasons can do to you. Synonyms work too hard, work like a Trojan/horse/slave, work/run oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, drive oneself into the ground, sweat, sweat blood, work day and night, burn the candle at both ends, burn the midnight oil, overtax oneself, overtax one's strength, kill oneself, burn oneself out, do too much, overdo it, strain oneself, overburden oneself, overload oneself, drive/push oneself too hard informal knock oneself out, work one's tail off vulgar slang work/sweat one's balls off 1.2 Make excessive use of. our lifts are overworked Example sentencesExamples The welfare system is overworked, underpaid and they get burned out. It is a fight neither party can win decisively, and in the meantime everyone is made worse off when seats are left open indefinitely, courts are overworked, and justice is delayed or denied. The heart, already overworked because of less oxygen, has to work even harder to pump blood through the narrowed blocked vessels. These nations are making no effective effort to ensure that their athletes are clean, instead leaving the job of enforcement to an overstretched, overworked WADA. Kansas City's bullpen was overworked last season because its young starters either broke down physically or threw too many pitches to consistently work past the sixth inning. 1.3 Use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect. ‘Breathtaking’ is an overworked brochure cliché Example sentencesExamples This hideously overworked cliché alone is enough is enough to bar you from membership of the young-old club. The word ‘passion’ is sadly overworked at most auto shows, but in Trevor's case it is right on the money. It didn't take long for that pathetic - and overworked - excuse to unravel… No, I understand there's no more overworked or overused word than ‘new.’ Metaphors or repetition become tiring and irritating when overworked, rather than amusing, moving or shocking. Synonyms hackneyed, overused, worn out, worn, tired, played out, stereotyped, clichéd, threadbare, stale, trite, banal, platitudinous, stock, hack, unoriginal, derivative informal hacky noun əʊvəˈwəːkˌoʊvərˈwərk mass noun Excessive work. his health broke down under the strain of overwork Example sentencesExamples Men suffering from overwork, tiredness and stress are less likely ‘to share family meals, to read, play and help children with homework, and to be involved in recreational activities or to do the shopping’. Practitioners use ginseng as a tonic, primarily to treat patients who are worn-out, either from overwork, emotional stress, or old age. I think a lot of doctors are vulnerable because of overwork and too much stress. Independent research indicates that they live in extreme poverty and suffer stress and exhaustion from overwork and forced overtime. All the muscles in her tiny body seemed to hurt; whether from overwork or fatigue she couldn't decipher. Synonyms pressure, demands, burdens, exertions Definition of overwork in US English: overwork verbˌoʊvərˈwərkˌōvərˈwərk [with object] 1Exhaust with too much work. tired, overworked, demoralized staff executives who are overworked and worried Example sentencesExamples The judges are overworked, they're underpaid. But even the most conscientious caseworkers are going to cut corners and make mistakes - often fatal mistakes - when they are overworked. Morale is really low among staff and already some are leaving because they are overworked. You'll be overworked and exhausted there, too. If your staff is overworked or overextended, it will inevitably show in their attitudes toward customers. The coaching staff is overworked and forced to do much of the personnel work. The patent examiners are so overworked that they let a lot of this stuff through. The most simple way to cut spending is to cut salaries for all doctors, but health-care staff are already overworked. Pediatricians and child psychologists can fill some gaps, but they are also often overworked. Julie worries about her husband being overworked and dreams of taking a vacation trip with him, perhaps to Paris. Now health service staff are overworked at all levels, GP's overloaded with patients and health centres are overcrowded. Not that I blame anyone, what with the way the NHS is underfunded and staff are overworked. I attributed this to a large ward round, insufficient time, and overworked doctors. Mr Peach admitted departmental officers were often overworked and inexperienced, and worked in isolation. Fifty-eight percent said they were so overworked they could not provide the right level of care. A major altercation was narrowly avoided as 250 thirsty guests swamped the overpriced bar, demanding a drink from one of two hopelessly overworked bar staff. As long as there are fast food chains, there will always be underpaid and overworked line staff. So no more vitamin B6, no Evening Primrose Oil, without a prescription from your already overworked GP. Equipment is not replaced after it has worn out, positions are left unfilled and staff are dangerously overworked. These jobs can be done by one extraordinary and exhaustingly overworked person, or they can be shared among the available people according to ability, interest and need. Synonyms exploit, drive, drive too hard, drive into the ground, tax, overtax, sweat, overburden, put upon, impose on, oppress stressed, under stress, stressed out, stress-ridden, strained, overtaxed, overburdened, overloaded, exhausted, fatigued, worn out 1.1no object (of a person) work too hard. the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking Example sentencesExamples Jing is considered to be a very precious substance - the foundation of our constitutional energy - one that we need to protect and value by ensuring that we do not erode it through excesses, neither by overworking nor by partying! I wish I'd read it 10 or 15 years ago, because I then wouldn't have had to learn the hard way what overworking for all the wrong reasons can do to you. ‘Overwrought’ by the same token must mean ‘overworked’, yet I guess that at least 94% of us sometimes get overwrought for reasons unconnected with overworking. Synonyms work too hard, work like a horse, work like a slave, work like a trojan, run oneself into the ground, work oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, drive oneself into the ground, sweat, sweat blood, work day and night, burn the candle at both ends, burn the midnight oil, overtax oneself, overtax one's strength, kill oneself, burn oneself out, do too much, overdo it, strain oneself, overburden oneself, overload oneself, drive oneself too hard, push oneself too hard 1.2usually as adjective overworked Make excessive use of. the city's overworked sewer system Example sentencesExamples The heart, already overworked because of less oxygen, has to work even harder to pump blood through the narrowed blocked vessels. The welfare system is overworked, underpaid and they get burned out. It is a fight neither party can win decisively, and in the meantime everyone is made worse off when seats are left open indefinitely, courts are overworked, and justice is delayed or denied. These nations are making no effective effort to ensure that their athletes are clean, instead leaving the job of enforcement to an overstretched, overworked WADA. Kansas City's bullpen was overworked last season because its young starters either broke down physically or threw too many pitches to consistently work past the sixth inning. 1.3usually as adjective overworked Use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect. “Breathtaking” is an overworked brochure cliché Example sentencesExamples The word ‘passion’ is sadly overworked at most auto shows, but in Trevor's case it is right on the money. It didn't take long for that pathetic - and overworked - excuse to unravel… No, I understand there's no more overworked or overused word than ‘new.’ This hideously overworked cliché alone is enough is enough to bar you from membership of the young-old club. Metaphors or repetition become tiring and irritating when overworked, rather than amusing, moving or shocking. Synonyms hackneyed, overused, worn out, worn, tired, played out, stereotyped, clichéd, threadbare, stale, trite, banal, platitudinous, stock, hack, unoriginal, derivative nounˌoʊvərˈwərkˌōvərˈwərk Excessive work. his health broke down under the strain of overwork Example sentencesExamples Independent research indicates that they live in extreme poverty and suffer stress and exhaustion from overwork and forced overtime. Men suffering from overwork, tiredness and stress are less likely ‘to share family meals, to read, play and help children with homework, and to be involved in recreational activities or to do the shopping’. I think a lot of doctors are vulnerable because of overwork and too much stress. Practitioners use ginseng as a tonic, primarily to treat patients who are worn-out, either from overwork, emotional stress, or old age. All the muscles in her tiny body seemed to hurt; whether from overwork or fatigue she couldn't decipher. Synonyms pressure, demands, burdens, exertions
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