overdrive 详细解释

overdrive

['əuvə'draiv]

n.汽车超速档,注意力高度集中
v.驱使过度, 使（人）操劳过度

词形变化

动词过去式: overdrove | 动词过去分词: overdriven | 动词现在分词: overdriving | 动词第三人称单数: overdrives |

词义辨析

同义参见:

oppress  

英英释义

名词 overdrive:

the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration

a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power

动词 overdrive:

drive or work too hard

make use of too often or too extensively

同义词：overuse

补充

overdriveoverdrive英:[ˈəuvəˈdraiv] 美:[ˈovɚˌdraɪv]vt.1.驱使过度,虐待;超速传动

例句

1. In the courtroom everybody went into overdrive, assuming that there might well be a verdict soon.法庭里, 人人都加倍紧张地行动起来, 认为马上就要作出裁定了。 2. His imagination went into overdrive.他的想象力发挥到了极致。 3. If you overdrive a vehicle, you will ruin the engine.超速驾驶会损坏汽车引擎。 4. to overdrive one's horse让马超极限奔跑 5. to overdrive one's employees强迫雇员超负荷工作 6. the city's worried public relations arm went into overdrive.忧心忡忡的市公关部门开始紧张地忙碌起来。 7. the overdriven mothers of ten or eleven hungry children.有10或11个挨饿孩子的劳累过度的母亲们。 8. He put/shifted the car into overdrive.他把车挂到超速挡。 9. His acting career is in overdrive.他的演艺生涯正处于高度活跃时期。 10. The reporters went into overdrive to finish their stories on time.记者们加紧工作以便按时完成报道任务。

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