英语词汇“overdo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

overdo

/əʊvəˈduː

verb (overdoes, overdoing; past overdid; past participle overdone) [with object]

1Do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate: she rather overdoes the early cockney scenes I’d overdone the garlic in the curry...

The consensus was that, although water was indeed a lovely thing to have in unlimited supply, we'd rather overdone it.
Too late, to his chagrin, not to mention embarrassment, he found that he had rather overdone it, and could not get near him.
Unfortunately, some of these tracks suffer due to some rather overdone production.

Synonyms

exaggerate, overstate, do to death, overemphasize, overplay, go overboard with, dramatize, overdramatize;

colour, embroider, embellish, overembellish, inflate, amplify, magnify, make a mountain out of a molehill, blow up, blow up out of all proportion

informal ham up, camp up, make a (big) thing of/about, pile on, lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel, make a production of, make a big deal out of

archaic pull the longbow

have/do/use/drink too much …, overindulge in, have/use/do/eat/drink to excess, carry too far, carry to extremes, not know when to stop, be intemperate

excessive, too much, undue, immoderate, inordinate, disproportionate, inflated, beyond the pale, overstated, overworked, overripe, laboured, exaggerated, over-elaborate, overemphasized, extravagant, over-enthusiastic, effusive, over-effusive, gushing, fulsome, highly coloured, sensationalistic, forced, affected;

theatrical, melodramatic, stagy, actorly

informal a bit much, over the top, OTT, hyped up, laid on with a trowel, camp

1.1 (overdo it/things) Exhaust oneself by overwork or overexertion: I’d simply overdone it in the gym...

The Doctor is of course off this weekend also and I am continuing in my discussions to try to keep him from overdoing things - he works harder than most and doesn't take to relaxation.
Mars is a hard-driving taskmaster, so you've probably been overdoing things again recently.
Barua is an avid tennis player who still takes the game with the exuberance of a youngster, consequently overdoing things at times.

Synonyms

work too hard, overwork, do too much, work like a Trojan/horse/slave, work day and night, burn the midnight oil, burn the candle at both ends, strain oneself, sweat, sweat blood, overtax oneself, overtax one's strength, overburden oneself, overload oneself, drive/push oneself too hard, work/run oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, wear oneself out, have too many irons in the fire, have too many balls in the air, burn oneself out, bite off more than one can chew

informal kill oneself, knock oneself out

vulgar slang work/sweat one's balls off

1.2Overcook.My halibut was slightly overcooked and came with similarly overdone vegetables, making for an unmemorable experience....

The tiger prawns were huge and not overdone and the potatoes and vegetables not overcooked.
The sausages were tangy and unusual, slightly overdone at one end - which I like in a sausage - and tasty.

Synonyms

overcook, overbake, burn, burn to a cinder/crisp

informal burn to a frazzle

overcooked, overbaked, dried out, burnt, burnt to a cinder/crisp

informal burnt to a frazzle

Origin

Old English oferdōn (see over-, do¹).

单词	overdo
释义	overdo /əʊvəˈduː / verb (overdoes, overdoing; past overdid; past participle overdone) [with object] 1Do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate: she rather overdoes the early cockney scenes I’d overdone the garlic in the curry... The consensus was that, although water was indeed a lovely thing to have in unlimited supply, we'd rather overdone it. Too late, to his chagrin, not to mention embarrassment, he found that he had rather overdone it, and could not get near him. Unfortunately, some of these tracks suffer due to some rather overdone production. Synonyms exaggerate, overstate, do to death, overemphasize, overplay, go overboard with, dramatize, overdramatize; colour, embroider, embellish, overembellish, inflate, amplify, magnify, make a mountain out of a molehill, blow up, blow up out of all proportion informal ham up, camp up, make a (big) thing of/about, pile on, lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel, make a production of, make a big deal out of archaic pull the longbow have/do/use/drink too much …, overindulge in, have/use/do/eat/drink to excess, carry too far, carry to extremes, not know when to stop, be intemperate excessive, too much, undue, immoderate, inordinate, disproportionate, inflated, beyond the pale, overstated, overworked, overripe, laboured, exaggerated, over-elaborate, overemphasized, extravagant, over-enthusiastic, effusive, over-effusive, gushing, fulsome, highly coloured, sensationalistic, forced, affected; theatrical, melodramatic, stagy, actorly informal a bit much, over the top, OTT, hyped up, laid on with a trowel, camp 1.1 (overdo it/things) Exhaust oneself by overwork or overexertion: I’d simply overdone it in the gym... The Doctor is of course off this weekend also and I am continuing in my discussions to try to keep him from overdoing things - he works harder than most and doesn't take to relaxation. Mars is a hard-driving taskmaster, so you've probably been overdoing things again recently. Barua is an avid tennis player who still takes the game with the exuberance of a youngster, consequently overdoing things at times. Synonyms work too hard, overwork, do too much, work like a Trojan/horse/slave, work day and night, burn the midnight oil, burn the candle at both ends, strain oneself, sweat, sweat blood, overtax oneself, overtax one's strength, overburden oneself, overload oneself, drive/push oneself too hard, work/run oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, wear oneself out, have too many irons in the fire, have too many balls in the air, burn oneself out, bite off more than one can chew informal kill oneself, knock oneself out vulgar slang work/sweat one's balls off 1.2Overcook.My halibut was slightly overcooked and came with similarly overdone vegetables, making for an unmemorable experience.... The tiger prawns were huge and not overdone and the potatoes and vegetables not overcooked. The sausages were tangy and unusual, slightly overdone at one end - which I like in a sausage - and tasty. Synonyms overcook, overbake, burn, burn to a cinder/crisp informal burn to a frazzle overcooked, overbaked, dried out, burnt, burnt to a cinder/crisp informal burnt to a frazzle Origin Old English oferdōn (see over-, do¹).
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