with obj.
1- exhaust with too much work使工作过度; 使过分劳累：
executives who are overworked and worried
疲劳不堪且忧心忡忡的业务主管们
as adj. overworked tired, overworked, demoralized staff.疲劳不堪、工作过度、士气低落的职员们。
1.1
- no obj.(of a person) work too hard（人）过度工作：
the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking.
医生要他彻底休息, 因为他一直在超负荷工作。
1.2
- （一般作be overworked）make excessive use of对…使用过度：
our lifts are overworked.
我们的电梯使用过度。
1.3
- usu. as adj. overworked use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect过度使用, 过滥使用（词, 观点）：
'Breathtaking' is an overworked brochure cliché.
“激动人心的”是旅游手册上用得过滥的套语。
mass noun
- excessive work过于繁重的工作：
his health broke down under the strain of overwork.
过于繁重的工作压力弄垮了他的身体。