overdrive

英 ['əʊvədraɪv] 美 ['oʊvərdraɪv]

• n. 汽车超速档；注意力高度集中
• v. 驱使过度；使（人）操劳过度

英英释义

Noun:

1. the state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration;

   "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"
   "Melissa's brain was in overdrive"
   

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

Verb:

1. drive or work too hard;

   "The teacher is overworking his students"
   "Overdriving people often suffer stress"
   

2. make use of too often or too extensively

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Melissa's brain was in overdrive.
   梅利莎的大脑高速运转。
2. She always goes into overdrive (ie starts working very hard) before the holidays.
   她总是在放假前特别努力。

用作动词 (v.)

1. She always goes into overdrive before the holidays.
   她总是在放假前特别努力。

经典引文

• He went into overdrive and tied up a deal..in a few weeks.

  出自：Guardian

• His brilliant tempi never seem over-driven.

  出自：Gramophone

词汇搭配

• go into overdrive 使用超速挡; 超强度...
• direct and overdrive clutch hub 直接及超速传动离合器...
• automatic selective overdrive 自动换档的超速传动...
• overdrive clutch 超速离合器
• overdrive housing gasket 超速器壳垫密片...
• overdrive protection 过激保护
• overdrive gear 超速齿轮
• overdrive clutch pawl return spring 超速离合器爪回动弹簧...
• overdrive system 增速传动装置,超速传...
• overdrive factor 过激系数
• overdrive suppression 超速抑制
• overdrive capacitor 过激励电容器...

近反义词

【近义词】

• oppress 使烦恼
• overuse 过度使用