overused
past simple and past participle ofoveruse
| 单词 | overused |
| 释义 | overused past simple and past participle ofoveruse overuse verb[T] (alsoover-use)uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈjuːz/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈjuːz/to use something too often or too much: Itendto overusecertainfavouriteexpressions. An over-usedtendoncanbecomeswollenandpainful. Opposite underuse
Using and misusing
Examplesofoverusedoverused In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Cocoa farms were not adequately sprayed and farmers could not afford to apply fertilisers tooverusedland (interviews). From theCambridge English Corpus Kindergartnersoverusedletters from their own first names (or commonly used nicknames) when spelling. From theCambridge English Corpus These restrictive assumptions have beenoverusedin the literature, since they are sometimes not realistic and sometimes not necessary. From theCambridge English Corpus The finding that go3 wasoverusedby the participants is pertinent to theorizing about the use of a general classifier by very young children. From theCambridge English Corpus He found that learners at all proficiency levelsoveruseddirect requests and underused nonconventionallyindirect requests (hints). From theCambridge English Corpus The term ' emerging infection/disease ' is greatlyoverusedtoday. From theCambridge English Corpus Although the term 'listening' seems to beoverusedin the literature on communication and counselling skills, it is undoubtedly the most important. From theCambridge English Corpus Were it not sooverused, we would invoke the word "power" to designate what is at stake here. From theCambridge English Corpus Introspection can thus beoverusedto become a comfortable illusion for the theorist, and an obstacle for science. From theCambridge English Corpus Despite denials that they made any such claim, there is little doubt that in the first flush of enthusiasm some analytical tools wereoverused. From theCambridge English Corpus Midwives could not do internal examinations properly andoverusedharmful medicines. From theCambridge English Corpus Classifying something as beingoverusedand stale does not immediately call to mind a distinctive linguistic category. From theCambridge English Corpus As one can expect, the central government will continue spending money on the ground subsidence problem as long as groundwater isoverusedin this area. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, common nouns that were used as proper names formed a category of bare nouns that was clearlyoverusedby children, particularly at younger ages. From theCambridge English Corpus This follows the common writing advice that words should not beoverused. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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