overdo
英 [??v?'du?]
美 ['ov?'d?]
- vt. 把…做得過(guò)分；使過(guò)于疲勞；對(duì)…表演過(guò)火；夸張
- vi. 做得過(guò)分；表演過(guò)火
助記提示
1、over- "too much, above normal" + do.
中文詞源
overdo 做得過(guò)火over-,超過(guò)，過(guò)度，do,做。
英文詞源
- overdo (v.)
- Old English oferdon "to do too much," from ofer (see over) + don (see do (v.)). Common Germanic (for example Old High German ubartuan). Meaning "to overtax, exhaust" (especially in phrase to overdo it) is attested from 1817. Of food, "to cook too long," first recorded 1680s (in past participle adjective overdone).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. It is important never to overdo new exercises.
- 重要的是，不要過(guò)度練習(xí)新學(xué)的動(dòng)作。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Do not overdo your privilege of reproving me.
- 不要過(guò)分使用責(zé)備我的特權(quán).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. The taxi drivers' association is urging its members, who can work as many hours as they want, not to overdo it.
- 出租車司機(jī)協(xié)會(huì)勸告那些工作時(shí)長(zhǎng)不受限制的會(huì)員不要疲勞駕駛。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Versatility is another of your strong points, but don't overdo it by having too many irons in the fire.
- 你還有一個(gè)長(zhǎng)處是多才多藝, 但不要攬事太多而太露鋒芒.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. You do need a staff - so long as you don't overdo it.
- 辦事人員確實(shí)是需要的,只是不能搞得太龐大了.
來(lái)自辭典例句