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单词 overtaxed
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overtaxedadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈtakst/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtækst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overtax v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < overtax v. + -ed suffix1.
Taxed too heavily; overburdened.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > esp. through labour
forswunka1250
forwroughtc1400
forlaboured1483
broken1490
forespent1563
fortoiled1567
toiled1574
overtoiled?1577
over-laboured1579
back-broken1603
moiled1618
swinked1637
overwrought1648
overtaxed1650
toil-worn1752
used up1823
overworked1830
beat1832
dead-beaten1854
the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or exacting > demanded too greatly of
overtaxed1650
over-exercised1792
the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [adjective] > encumbering > burdening > burdened > excessively
overpressed1562
overfraught1589
overtaxed1650
hard-pressed1707
overweighted1753
well-taxed1827
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [adjective] > taxed > overburdened or oppressed with
fortaxeda1500
overtaxeda1859
1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 48 They..grow too heavy for my over-tax'd leggs.
1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. v. ii. 437 It [sc. this additional tax] is applied to the relief of those which by the same assessment are over-taxed . View more context for this quotation
1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation ii. x. 328 The smuggling of prohibited and over-taxed articles.
a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. xxiv. 181 The most ravenous of all the plunderers of the poor overtaxed nation.
1932 Punch 23 Nov. p. v/1 (advt.) So you have an overtaxed heart, with breathlessness, dizziness, headaches, impaired digestion, nervousness and a general loss of vitality and efficiency.
1983 P. Marshall Praisesong for Widow ii. iv. 122 She would lie there waiting for her overtaxed body to relax enough for her to fall asleep.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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