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单词 overdo
释义
overdo
verb[T]
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈduː/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈduː/
overdid|overdone
C1
to do something in a way that is tooextreme:
把…做得过头（或过火）
After aheartattackyou have to becarefulnot to overdoit/things(= you have toworkandlivecalmly).犯过心脏病后，你得小心了，凡事都要适度。
Synonym
exaggerate
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Exaggerating & playing down
  • bloviate
  • blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
  • cartoonish
  • catastrophize
  • dramatization
  • dramatize
  • exaggerate
  • minimize
  • OTT
  • over-egg
  • overboard
  • overdramatic
  • overdramatize
  • overembellish
  • overplay
  • overstatement
  • pile
  • proportion
  • stretch the truthidiom
  • understate
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(Definition ofoverdofrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

overdo| American Dictionary

overdo
verb[T]
us
/ˌoʊ·vərˈdu/
present tenseoverdoesus/ˌoʊ·vərˈdʌz/|past tenseoverdidus/ˌoʊ·vərˈdɪd/|past participleoverdoneus/ˌoʊ·vərˈdʌn/
to do, use, or say something in a way that is tooextreme:
They should get theattentionthey need without overdoing it.
(Definition ofoverdofrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverdo

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These facts are rather to be expected in a usage-based theory, according to whichoverdoand overdone are stored in memory as distinct lexical items.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thusoverdohas uses that are hardly related at all to uses of do, as in (100).
From theCambridge English Corpus
This means that overdone is sanctioned by being associated not withoverdobut with something else.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Student no. 1 tried to reduce the quantity of information processed by overdoing movements and developing exercises based on par ts of the piece.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Li wants to correct these defects, but some would say that he has overdone it because he teaches students to shout rather than to speak.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He overdid the liquid lunches.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Stay active but don'toverdoit.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I think that talk of apocalyptic contraction in the world economy, and a condition of constantly soaring oil prices, is probably rather overdone.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We all want cheering up sometimes, but the thing can be overdone.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These vast surpluses show that the contingency planning which is necessary in every political domain has been overdone in this case.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
But, necessary as consumer protection is, we must notoverdoit.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is overdoing it a bit to suggest that the only issue was cheap fares and that people understood it as such.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If weoverdodecrying our weaknesses, we may be in danger of provoking precisely the response we are anxious to avoid.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He overdid it on the spending front and by introducing many stealth taxes, including a shocking one that affected the tax treatment of pension funds.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Do not let the question of boats fog our eyesight with regard to this question, because we mayoverdoit with boats.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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