overused

英 [ˌəʊvəˈjuːzd] 美 [ˌoʊvərˈjuːzd]

v.  使用过度; 滥用
overuse的过去分词和过去式

COCA.28538

柯林斯词典

    The verb is pronounced /ˌəʊvə'juːz/. The noun is pronounced /ˌəʊvə'juːs/. 动词读作 /ˌəʊvə'juːz/。名词读作 /ˌəʊvə'juːs/。

  1. VERB 过多（或过度）使用；滥用
    If someone overuses something, they use more of it than necessary, or use it more often than necessary.
    1. A nasal spray or drops would ease your symptoms, but don't overuse them or further congestion could result...
      鼻腔喷剂或滴剂能减轻症状，但请勿使用过频，否则鼻塞可能会加重。
    2. Don't overuse heated appliances on you hair.
      不要过多地使用电热器具弄头发。
    3. Overuse is also a noun.
    4. Supplies are under increasing threat from overuse and pollution.
      由于滥用和污染，供应正受到日益严重的威胁。
  2. VERB 滥用（词语等）；使成为陈词滥调
    If you say that people overuse a word or idea, you mean that they use it so often that it no longer has any real meaning or effect.
    1. Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
      你最为常用的词或词组有哪些？
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双语例句

  1. Tableau ( data) has tapped into one of the hottest trends in enterprise technology& the overused buzzword that is big data.
    Tableau赶上了企业科技领域最热的趋势&大数据这个词都有些被用滥了。
  2. Simple economics argues that if you underprice something, it will be overused.
    根据简单的经济学原理，如果什么东西定价过低，它就将被过度使用。
  3. Over the years, Mays was associated with some cars that deserve the overused adjective "iconic," and some less so.
    多年来，梅斯的大名总是和一些完全配得上“标志性的”这个用滥形容词的车型联系在一起，也跟一些不那么著名的车型相关。
  4. If memory is overused ( over-committed), then AIX will page to paging space ( disk).
    如果内存使用量过大，那么AIX会把内存页面交换到分页空间（磁盘）。
  5. They are a great safety feature but can potentially hurt performance if overused.
    虽然它们是非常安全的功能，但是如果过度使用就会潜在地伤害性能。
  6. Monitor can be an overused term, as it means different things to different people.
    监视可能会被过渡使用，因为这个词对不同的人有不同的含义。
  7. One of the more powerful, and also overused, aspects of object-oriented design is inheritance.
    面向对象的设计的一个更加功能强大、通常也被过度使用的方面是继承。
  8. The fact that Guo presents this in a neat and tidy way may seem cruel, but it adds more authenticity and freshness to an already overused story.
    郭导干净利落地道出这一事实似乎有些残酷，但却给老套的故事情节平添了一些真实性和新鲜感。
  9. This machine is designed to burn up if overused.
    这个机器，按其设计，如果过度使用就会烧毁。
  10. It is a dignified choice that announces your presence, but can be intimidating if overused.
    选择它作为自己的代表色，威严又不失品位，但是如果运用过度，则可能让人生畏。
  11. These two are overused in business texts.
    这两种词在商务文件里被用得太多了。
  12. Its also a hollow, overused cliche which shows that you probably copied your answers from the Internet, rather than preparing sufficiently for the interview by thinking about the role and your career.
    它也是空洞的，过分使用的陈词滥调，显示出你的答案可能是网上的模板，而不是为了自己的工作和职业在面试前准备充分的。
  13. However, exclamation marks were overused.
    但是，感叹号却被过度使用了。
  14. Purpose is already a perilously overused buzzword in modern business, but it is built into the way every voluntary organisation operates.
    在现代企业，目的已经成了一个使用过度的流行词，但它根植于每一家志愿者机构的运作方式。
  15. Joseph Glenmullen is a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School who believes that psychiatric medications are overused.
    JosephGlenmullen是哈佛大学医学院的精神科医师，他认为精神病药物被过度使用。
  16. Such an experience may be cause by overused or dysfunctional shock absorbers.
    这样的体验可能会导致过量或精神失常的减震器。
  17. Either the domain has been overused, or the reseller ran out of resources.
    可能是是域名已过期，或经销商已失去对空间的管理权限。
  18. The inline function can be overused in class definitions, of course.
    当然，内联函数也许会在类定义里被多次使用。
  19. I'm not sure this term in1984, so it's overused now it wasn't1984.
    我不确定是不是在1984年，现在大部分人都说是1984年。
  20. So, the answer is both Freud and modern day psychoanalysts would think that medications are substantially overused in the treatment of mental disorders.
    所以问题的答案就是，弗洛伊德和当代精神分析学家们都认为，药物治疗在心理障碍的治疗中，被广泛滥用了。
  21. In another study of elderly patients admitted to treatment programs, 70% were women who had overused medicines.
    在另一项关于接受了治疗方案的老年患者的研究中，70%的过度用药者是老年妇女。
  22. The word bubble can be overused.
    泡沫这个词可能被用过了头。
  23. The expression "you clean up nicely" is overused.
    “你打扮得很干净”这句话被用滥了。
  24. As for his own activities, Mr Wilkinson says "serial entrepreneur" is an overused label.
    至于他自己的活动，威尔金森称“连环创业家”是一个使用过度的标签。
  25. In short, he really is that overused word: a visionary.
    简言之，他的确称得上高瞻远瞩&尽管这个词已被人们用滥了。
  26. P.S.Remember, We should praise our kids in a proper way, not to overused and abused.
    请记住，我们应该用适当的方法赞美我们的孩子，不能过度和滥用。
  27. Jeff: Having just passed my ITIL exam I would exercise a sense of "caution" to the notion and support of service, as it is going to be overused and exploited to much from an IT perspective.
    Jeff：因为刚通过ITIL考试，我会对这一概念和服务支持保持警觉，因为从IT角度看，它会被滥用和过度利用。
  28. How blindly you are worshipped and how stupidly you are overused.
    你是怎样被盲目的崇拜，被愚蠢的滥用。
  29. The fonts used are not bad but a little overused and we want something as special to show off our jewel.
    使用的字体不坏，但有点过度使用，而我们想要的东西作为我们的特别的炫耀宝石。
  30. Third, remember that you committed suicide because of love and that love is also true love except that it was wrongly expressed and as the overused saying goes, The means does not justify the end.
    第三，记住，你自杀，因为爱和爱也是真正的爱情，但它是错误的表达和作为过度俗话说的手段并不能证明到底。
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