overwrought
英 [əʊvə'rɔːt]
美 [,ovɚ'rɔt]
- adj. 過度緊張的；過度興奮的；過分勞累的；（文體等）過於考究的
- v. 工作過度；把…做過頭；使過於激動（overwork的過去式和過去分詞）
助記提示
1. over- "beyond, above normal" + work.
2. overwork的過去式和過去分詞。
中文詞源
overwrought 過度緊張over-,超過，過度，wrought,工作，work的古過去分詞。即工作過度，引申詞義過度勞累，過度緊張。
英文詞源
- overwrought (adj.)
- "worked up to too high a pitch," 1825, literally "over-worked," from over- + wrought. Earlier it meant "exhausted by work" (1660s) as a literal past participle of overwork.
雙語例句
- 1. She was in a very overwrought state after the accident.
- 事故發生後她精神十分緊張.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. One overwrought member had to be restrained by friends.
- 一位成員過於激動，朋友們不得不進行攔阻。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Scarlett found that it relieved her overwrought nerves.
- 思嘉發現這樣可以使她過分緊張的神經放鬆一些.
來自飄（部分）
- 4. She was tired and overwrought.
- 她很累且過度緊張.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Although people were overwrought, they could not help noticing these beauties of nature.
- 雖然這時候眾人都懷著緊張的心情無心注意到景色上麵,然而園裏的一花一草,一木一石,都 顯然 地立在那裏,逃不過眾人的眼睛.
來自漢英文學 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）