overdrive

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - 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
• Hypernyms:
action, activity, activeness
2. a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
• Hypernyms:
high gear, high

II - verb

1. drive or work too hard (Freq. 1)
- The teacher is overworking his students
- Overdriving people often suffer stress
• Hypernyms:
overwork, exploit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. make use of too often or too extensively
• Syn:
overuse
• Derivationally related forms:
overuse (for: overuse)
• Hypernyms:
use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something