单词 | overcharged |
释义 | overchargedadj. That has been overcharged (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [adjective] hyperbolical?a1475 overchargeda1542 magnificate1568 amplified1580 superlative1586 fulsome1602 hyperthetical?1611 hyperbolous1638 hyperbolic1646 bloata1657 exaggerated1725 overshot1774 overstuffed1808 overdrawn1841 fine-drawn1888 steep1895 larger-than-life1937 blown-up1961 a1542 T. Wyatt Epigr. (1908) xxv. (heading) The louer compareth his hart to the ouer charged gonne. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. ii. 335 These dread curses..like an ouer-charged Gun, recoile, And turnes the force of them vpon thy selfe. View more context for this quotation 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. i. 4 Tears..ease the over-charged heart, which would burst but for that kindly and natural relief. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. xviii. 193 Those over-charged characters, which abound in the works you mention. 1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 61 666 B will be less overcharged in this case than the other. 1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. liii. 661 Perfect conductors, when electrified, are in general either overcharged or undercharged with electricity in their most distant parts at the same time. 1813 C. Lamb in Philanthropist Jan. 51 Persons..may recoil from this as from an overcharged picture. 1908 Daily Chron. 24 Mar. 5/6 A verdict was returned of death from explosion accidentally caused by an over-charged shot. 1977 A. Wilson Strange Ride R. Kipling vi. 275 Carrie [Kipling] had seen..what an overcharged and overworked life could do to Rud's nerves. 2002 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 22 Aug. d1 About 5,200 overcharged customers had been identified. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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