English-Thai Dictionary

overwork

N การทำงาน มาก ไป  kan-tam-ngan-mak-pai

 

overwork

VI ทำงาน มาก ไป  ใช้กำลัง เกินไป  ทำงาน หักโหม  rest tam-ngan-mak-pai

 

overwork

VT ทำงาน มาก ไป  ใช้กำลัง เกินไป  ทำงาน หักโหม  loaf tam-ngan-mak-pai

 

overworked

ADJ ซึ่ง ทำงาน มาก ไป  too busy overburdened tired sueng-tam-ngan-mak-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERWORK

v.t.To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much; to tire.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERWORK

O `ver *work ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overworked or Overwrought (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overworking.]

 

1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.

 

2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor. My days with toil are overwrought. Longfellow.

 

3. To decorate all over.

 

OVERWORK

OVERWORK O `ver *work ", v. t.

 

Defn: To work too much, or beyond one's strength.

 

OVERWORK

OVERWORK O "ver *work `, n.

 

Defn: Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

overwork

o ver work |ōvərˈwərk ˌoʊvərˈwərk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] exhaust with too much work: executives who are overworked and worried | (as adj. overworked ) : tired, overworked, demoralized staff. • [ no obj. ] (of a person ) work too hard: the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking. • (usu. as adj. overworked ) make excessive use of: the city's overworked sewer system. • (usu. as adj. overworked ) use (a word or idea ) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect: “Breathtaking ” is an overworked brochure cliché. ▶noun excessive work: his health broke down under the strain of overwork.

 

Oxford Dictionary

overwork

over |work |əʊvəˈwəːk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often as adj. overworked ) exhaust with too much work: tired, overworked, demoralized staff. • [ no obj. ] work too hard: the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking. • make excessive use of: our lifts are overworked. • use (a word or idea ) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect: ‘Breathtaking ’ is an overworked brochure cliché. ▶noun [ mass noun ] excessive work: his health broke down under the strain of overwork.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

overwork

overwork verb 1 we should not overwork: work too hard, work /run oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, burn the candle at both ends, overtax oneself, burn oneself out, do too much, overdo it, strain oneself, overload oneself, drive /push oneself too hard; informal kill oneself, knock oneself out. 2 my colleagues did not overwork me: drive (too hard ), exploit, drive into the ground, tax, overtax, overburden, put upon, impose on.

 

overworked

overworked adjective 1 overworked staff: stressed (out ), stress-ridden, overtaxed, overburdened, overloaded, exhausted, worn out, burned out. ANTONYMS relaxed. 2 an overworked phrase: hackneyed, overused, worn out, tired, played out, clichéd, threadbare, stale, trite, banal, stock, unoriginal. ANTONYMS original.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

overwork

overwork verb 1 the school doctor says that we should work hard, but not overwork: 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. ANTONYMS be idle. 2 my colleagues did not want to overwork me: 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.

 

overworked

overworked adjective 1 a mistake on the part of overworked staff: stressed, under stress, stressed out, stress-ridden, strained, overtaxed, overburdened, overloaded, exhausted, fatigued, worn out. 2 ‘new ’ must be one of the most overworked words in an advertising agency: hackneyed, overused, worn out, worn, tired, played out, stereotyped, clichéd, threadbare, stale, trite, banal, platitudinous, stock, hack, unoriginal, derivative.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

overwork

o ver work /òʊvə r wə́ː r k /動詞 ～s /-s /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 自動詞 働きすぎる , 過労である ▸ She is inclined to overwork .彼女は働きすぎる傾向がある 他動詞 1 〈人 〉をこき使う, 働かせすぎる ▸ The manager overworks his employees .その経営者は従業員をこき使う .2 〈特定の表現 言い訳など 〉を使いすぎる ▸ an overworked phrase 常套 （とう ）句 .3 …(の表面 )を飾り立てる .名詞 /-̀--́, -́--̀ U /1 過労, 働きすぎ ▸ death by overwork 過労死 .2 超過労働 .

 

overworked

ò ver w ó rked /-t /形容詞 働きすぎの, 過労気味の, 酷使された ; (語句などが )使い古された .