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单词 overdone
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overdone

The ornate and overdone surroundings gradually filtered into view under the warm lighting.The echoes in the head can be unreliable extensions of the writer's image; they can embroider or tidy up what was unfinished or overdone.She smiled back at him, appreciating his understanding and the overdone gayness.

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overdone

British English: overdone /ˌəʊvəˈdʌn/ ADJECTIVE
If food is overdone, it has been spoiled by being cooked for too long.
The meat was overdone and the vegetables disappointing.
  • American English: overdone
  • Arabic: زَائِدُ الطَهْو
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cozido demais
  • Chinese: 做得过分的
  • Croatian: prekuhan
  • Czech: rozvařený
  • Danish: som har fået for meget
  • Dutch: te gaar
  • European Spanish: exagerado
  • Finnish: ylikypsä
  • French: exagéré
  • German: übertrieben
  • Greek: παραψημένος
  • Italian: esagerato
  • Japanese: やりすぎの
  • Korean: 도가 지나친
  • Norwegian: overdrevet
  • Polish: przesadny
  • European Portuguese: cozido demais
  • Romanian: ars
  • Russian: переваренный
  • Latin American Spanish: exagerado
  • Swedish: för hårt stekt
  • Thai: ที่สุกมากเกินไป
  • Turkish: çok pişmiş
  • Ukrainian: пересмажений
  • Vietnamese: quá nhừ

Chinese translation of 'overdone'

overdone

(əuvəˈdʌn)

adj

  1. [food] 煮得过(過)久的 (zhǔ de guò jiǔ de)

overdo

(əuvəˈduː)
Word forms:pt overdid
Word forms:pp overdone

vt

  1. (= take to extremes)
    1. [exercise] 做得过(過)多 (zuò de guò duō)
    2. [whisky, beer, eating] 过(過)度饮(飲)食 (guòdù yǐnshí)
    3. [praise] 过(過)度使用 (guòdù shǐyòng)
  2. (= overcook) 煮得过(過)久 (zhǔ de guò jiǔ)
    to overdo it (inf, = overtax oneself) 工作过(過)度 (gōngzuò guòdù) (= exaggerate) 夸(誇)张(張) (kuāzhāng)
(adjective) 
The meat was overdone and the vegetables disappointing.
Synonyms
overcooked
burnt
spoiled
dried up
charred
burnt to a crisp or cinder
(adjective) 
In fact, all the panic about the drought in Britain was overdone.
Synonyms
excessive
The length of the prison sentence was excessive considering the nature of the crime.
too much
unfair
unnecessary
exaggerated
Be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what these products can do.
over the top (slang)
The special effects are a bit over the top, but I enjoyed it.
needless
unreasonable
unreasonable increases in the price of petrol
disproportionate
a disproportionate amount of time
undue
It might give them undue influence over the coming negotiations.
hyped
preposterous
inordinate
They spent an inordinate amount of time talking.
fulsome
They have been fulsome in their praise.
immoderate
He launched an immoderate tirade on his son.
overelaborate
beyond all bounds
O.T.T. (slang)
Opposites
moderated
,
played down
,
minimized
,
understated
,
belittled
,
underplayed
,
underdone

Additional synonyms

in the sense of disproportionate
Definition
out of proportion
a disproportionate amount of time
Synonyms
excessive,
too much,
unreasonable,
uneven,
unequal,
unbalanced,
out of proportion,
inordinate,
incommensurate
in the sense of exaggerated
Be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what these products can do.
Synonyms
overstated,
extreme,
excessive,
over the top (informal),
inflated,
extravagant,
overdone,
tall (informal),
amplified,
hyped,
pretentious,
exalted (informal),
overestimated,
overblown,
fulsome,
hyperbolic,
highly coloured,
O.T.T. (slang)
in the sense of fulsome
Definition
exaggerated and elaborate, and often sounding insincere
They have been fulsome in their praise.
Synonyms
extravagant,
excessive,
over the top,
sickening,
overdone,
fawning,
nauseating,
inordinate,
ingratiating,
cloying,
insincere,
saccharine,
sycophantic,
unctuous,
smarmy (British, informal),
immoderate,
adulatory,
gross

Nearby words of
overdone

  • overcrowded
  • overdo
  • overdo it
  • overdone
  • overdue
  • overeat
  • overemphasize

Related terms of
overdone

  • overdo

Synonyms of 'overdone'

overdone

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of immoderate
Definition
excessive or unreasonable
He launched an immoderate tirade on his son.
Synonyms
excessive,
extreme,
over the top (slang),
enormous,
steep (informal),
exaggerated,
extravagant,
unreasonable,
undue,
uncontrolled,
unjustified,
unwarranted,
exorbitant,
unrestrained,
profligate,
inordinate,
over the odds (informal),
egregious,
intemperate,
unconscionable,
uncalled-for,
O.T.T. (slang)
in the sense of inordinate
Definition
excessive
They spent an inordinate amount of time talking.
Synonyms
excessive,
unreasonable,
disproportionate,
extravagant,
undue,
preposterous,
unwarranted,
exorbitant,
unrestrained,
intemperate,
unconscionable,
immoderate
in the sense of over the top
Definition
lacking restraint or a sense of proportion
The special effects are a bit over the top, but I enjoyed it.
Synonyms
excessive,
too much,
going too far,
inordinate,
over the limit,
a bit much (informal),
uncalled-for,
immoderate
in the sense of undue
Definition
greater than is reasonable
It might give them undue influence over the coming negotiations.
Synonyms
excessive,
too much,
inappropriate,
extreme,
unnecessary,
extravagant,
needless,
unsuitable,
improper,
too great,
disproportionate,
unjustified,
unwarranted,
unseemly,
inordinate,
undeserved,
intemperate,
uncalled-for,
overmuch,
immoderate
in the sense of unreasonable
Definition
unfair and excessive
unreasonable increases in the price of petrol
Synonyms
excessive,
steep (informal),
exorbitant,
unfair,
absurd,
extravagant,
unjust,
too great,
undue,
preposterous,
unwarranted,
far-fetched,
extortionate,
uncalled-for,
immoderate
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