overdo
/ˌəʊvəˈduː/verb
(-does; past -did /-ˈdɪd/; past participle -done /-ˈdʌn/)with obj.
1- carry to excess; exaggerate把…做得过分; 表演过火; 过于夸张:
she rather overdoes the early cockney scenes.
她在说伦敦东区方言的开头那几场里演得有些过火。
1.1
- use too much of (something)过分使用:
I'd overdone the garlic in the curry.
我在咖喱菜肴里用了太多大蒜。
1.2
overdo it/things
exhaust oneself by overwork or overexertion使过分劳累; 使筋疲力尽:I'd simply overdone it in the gym.
我就是在健身房里锻炼过量了。
1.3
- often as adj. overdone overcook (food)把(食物)烘烤(或蒸煮)过度:
chewing his overdone steak.
嚼着他那煮得太老的牛排。
词源
Old English oferdōn (see OVER-, DO1 ).