overworked UK [ˌəʊ.və'wɜ:kt] US [ˌoʊ.vɚ'wɝ:kt] adjective ■having to work too much 工作过度的;过分劳累的•an overworked civil servant劳累过度的公务员 •I'm overworked and underpaid.我做得太多,赚得太少。 ■used to describe language that has been used too much and has lost its meaning (语言)用得太滥的,滥而无效的•The article was full of overworked expressions.这篇文章里充斥着陈词滥调。 |