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Definition of overdo in English:

overdo

verboverdoes, overdone, overdoing, overdid əʊvəˈduːˌoʊvərˈdu
[with object]
  • 1Do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate.

    把…做得过分;表演过火;过于夸张

    she rather overdoes the early cockney scenes

    她在说伦敦东区方言的开头那几场里演得有些过火。

    I'd overdone the garlic in the curry

    我在咖喱菜肴里用了太多大蒜。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We feel that the inflation concerns there were overdone, and mostly due to one-time factors.
    • It was rather overdone, and I just stopped the quirk of my eyebrows that would cue him in to the mistake.
    • Winemakers can overdo the colour extraction and thus spoil the flavour.
    • While the religious devotionalism of the past was often overdone and was open to excess, it gave people a range of prayer-forms to choose from and an ownership over a life of personal prayer.
    • Too late, to his chagrin, not to mention embarrassment, he found that he had rather overdone it, and could not get near him.
    • Whether you're overdoing the drink, or spending too much time in the sun, chances are you'll need a paracetamol at some point.
    • Campaigners in the various health matters, especially, should realise that their messages are bound to fall on deaf ears when they overdo the exercises.
    • This chart really puts it all into perspective and shows that all the hoopla over inflation returning is overdone.
    • The consensus was that, although water was indeed a lovely thing to have in unlimited supply, we'd rather overdone it.
    • Beware of overdoing anything, or going over the top emotionally.
    • You can, in short, overdo the pomp of sci-fi prophecy, the edge of quasi-religiosity that turns decently crafted fiction into something more grandiose.
    • Equally, don't overdo the concealer or your eyes will look like they've got white circles round them.
    • Some experts believe the money markets are currently overdoing the gloom about possible rate rises.
    • Some newspapers sell by overdoing this subject.
    • Yet the real malfunction has been in the realms of broken promises and overdoing expectations.
    • Unfortunately, some of these tracks suffer due to some rather overdone production.
    • By all means make it look appetising, but do not overdo the plate-decorating, nor feel you have to emulate restaurants, and stack everything up like the leaning tower of Pisa.
    • If Jennifer overdoes activities, her heart beats extremely quickly.
    • Most economists believe the EU will not overdo the increase in rates bearing in mind the delicate nature of the economic recovery currently underway.
    • Modernisation is by no means overdone, or rather, when it is overdone, it is brazenly clever.
    Synonyms
    exaggerate, overstate, do to death, overemphasize, overplay, go overboard with, dramatize, overdramatize
    colour, embroider, embellish, overembellish, inflate, amplify, magnify, make a mountain out of a molehill, blow up, blow up out of all proportion
    informal ham up, camp up, make a (big) thing of/about, pile on, lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel, make a production of, make a big deal out of
    archaic pull the longbow
    have/do/use/drink too much …, overindulge in, have/use/do/eat/drink to excess, carry too far, carry to extremes, not know when to stop, be intemperate
    excessive, too much, undue, immoderate, inordinate, disproportionate, inflated, beyond the pale, overstated, overworked, overripe, laboured, exaggerated, over-elaborate, overemphasized, extravagant, over-enthusiastic, effusive, over-effusive, gushing, fulsome, highly coloured, sensationalistic, forced, affected
    theatrical, melodramatic, stagy, actorly
    informal a bit much, over the top, OTT, hyped up, laid on with a trowel, camp
    1. 1.1overdo it/things Exhaust oneself by overwork or overexertion.
      使过分劳累;使筋疲力尽
      I'd simply overdone it in the gym

      我就是在健身房里锻炼过量了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Mine often used to give up on me when I was overdoing things!
      • Conversely, anything that increases pulse rate by 30 or 40 means you are overdoing it.
      • The importance of not overdoing things was reinforced by my surgeon, who had driven his car on a long trip the day after his hernia operation.
      • Paul settles me down and is good at catching the warning signs that I am overdoing things.
      • He is as guilty as any monkey might be of overdoing things, and most of the paintings lack the specific character of the ones I have described.
      • The monitor makes it easy to avoid overdoing it.
      • Mars is a hard-driving taskmaster, so you've probably been overdoing things again recently.
      • Having rather overdone things recently, I was told by my doctor (yes, even doctors have doctors) to take a holiday.
      • Barua is an avid tennis player who still takes the game with the exuberance of a youngster, consequently overdoing things at times.
      • I knew that I was overdoing it, but sometimes the wave is so big, and you have been working all your life to get it to become a wave, so when it takes off, you just have to ride it.
      • But check to see if you and your girls are overdoing it.
      • A person's heart rate is also checked every seven minutes to ensure the person is not overdoing it.
      • When athletes do core stabilisation and abdominal work we tend to see a lot of lower back problems because they're overdoing it.
      • Was she forced to become a chiropractor because so many of her yoga clients were overdoing it and leaving her centre incapacitated?
      • For example, back ache often occurs following an afternoon of overdoing it in the garden.
      • While we are certainly fans of hard work and determination, there is also such a thing as overdoing it.
      • The manual takes pains to underscore the ills of overdoing things.
      • I know the other parents thought I was overdoing it.
      • You know overdoing it simply isn't the way to go, so don't.
      • The Doctor is of course off this weekend also and I am continuing in my discussions to try to keep him from overdoing things - he works harder than most and doesn't take to relaxation.
      Synonyms
      work too hard, overwork, do too much, work like a Trojan/horse/slave, work day and night, burn the midnight oil, burn the candle at both ends, strain oneself, sweat, sweat blood, overtax oneself, overtax one's strength, overburden oneself, overload oneself, drive/push oneself too hard, work/run oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, wear oneself out, have too many irons in the fire, have too many balls in the air, burn oneself out, bite off more than one can chew
      informal kill oneself, knock oneself out
      vulgar slang work/sweat one's balls off
    2. 1.2 Overcook.
      把(食物)烘烤(或蒸煮)过度
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The sausages were tangy and unusual, slightly overdone at one end - which I like in a sausage - and tasty.
      • The tiger prawns were huge and not overdone and the potatoes and vegetables not overcooked.
      • My halibut was slightly overcooked and came with similarly overdone vegetables, making for an unmemorable experience.
      • The chicken looked a bit pink so I stuck it in the microwave and it came out really overdone.
      • The fish was fresh and not overdone, but there was obviously some concern in the kitchen that the black beans might overwhelm the bass.
      • In conclusion she declared that the spaghetti had been beautifully cooked and not overdone as she usually does it.
      • Although the mint and cumin combined well, the meatballs were perhaps a little overdone.
      Synonyms
      overcook, overbake, burn, burn to a cinder/crisp
      informal burn to a frazzle
      overcooked, overbaked, dried out, burnt, burnt to a cinder/crisp
      informal burnt to a frazzle

Origin

Old English oferdōn (see over-, do1).

Definition of overdo in US English:

overdo

verbˌōvərˈdo͞oˌoʊvərˈdu
[with object]
  • 1Do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate.

    把…做得过分;表演过火;过于夸张

    I'd overdone the garlic in the curry

    我在咖喱菜肴里用了太多大蒜。

    dramatic yet never overdone
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While the religious devotionalism of the past was often overdone and was open to excess, it gave people a range of prayer-forms to choose from and an ownership over a life of personal prayer.
    • Some experts believe the money markets are currently overdoing the gloom about possible rate rises.
    • It was rather overdone, and I just stopped the quirk of my eyebrows that would cue him in to the mistake.
    • Unfortunately, some of these tracks suffer due to some rather overdone production.
    • If Jennifer overdoes activities, her heart beats extremely quickly.
    • Too late, to his chagrin, not to mention embarrassment, he found that he had rather overdone it, and could not get near him.
    • Yet the real malfunction has been in the realms of broken promises and overdoing expectations.
    • Whether you're overdoing the drink, or spending too much time in the sun, chances are you'll need a paracetamol at some point.
    • Some newspapers sell by overdoing this subject.
    • Winemakers can overdo the colour extraction and thus spoil the flavour.
    • We feel that the inflation concerns there were overdone, and mostly due to one-time factors.
    • Most economists believe the EU will not overdo the increase in rates bearing in mind the delicate nature of the economic recovery currently underway.
    • This chart really puts it all into perspective and shows that all the hoopla over inflation returning is overdone.
    • By all means make it look appetising, but do not overdo the plate-decorating, nor feel you have to emulate restaurants, and stack everything up like the leaning tower of Pisa.
    • Equally, don't overdo the concealer or your eyes will look like they've got white circles round them.
    • The consensus was that, although water was indeed a lovely thing to have in unlimited supply, we'd rather overdone it.
    • Beware of overdoing anything, or going over the top emotionally.
    • Campaigners in the various health matters, especially, should realise that their messages are bound to fall on deaf ears when they overdo the exercises.
    • You can, in short, overdo the pomp of sci-fi prophecy, the edge of quasi-religiosity that turns decently crafted fiction into something more grandiose.
    • Modernisation is by no means overdone, or rather, when it is overdone, it is brazenly clever.
    Synonyms
    excessive, too much, undue, immoderate, inordinate, disproportionate, inflated, beyond the pale, overstated, overworked, overripe, laboured, exaggerated, over-elaborate, overemphasized, extravagant, over-enthusiastic, effusive, over-effusive, gushing, fulsome, highly coloured, sensationalistic, forced, affected
    exaggerate, overstate, do to death, overemphasize, overplay, go overboard with, dramatize, overdramatize
    do too much …, drink too much …, have too much …, use too much …, overindulge in, do to excess, drink to excess, eat to excess, have to excess, use to excess, carry too far, carry to extremes, not know when to stop, be intemperate
    1. 1.1overdo it/things Exhaust oneself by overwork or overexertion.
      使过分劳累;使筋疲力尽
      I'd simply overdone it in the gym

      我就是在健身房里锻炼过量了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • But check to see if you and your girls are overdoing it.
      • Having rather overdone things recently, I was told by my doctor (yes, even doctors have doctors) to take a holiday.
      • Paul settles me down and is good at catching the warning signs that I am overdoing things.
      • Mars is a hard-driving taskmaster, so you've probably been overdoing things again recently.
      • Mine often used to give up on me when I was overdoing things!
      • When athletes do core stabilisation and abdominal work we tend to see a lot of lower back problems because they're overdoing it.
      • Conversely, anything that increases pulse rate by 30 or 40 means you are overdoing it.
      • He is as guilty as any monkey might be of overdoing things, and most of the paintings lack the specific character of the ones I have described.
      • Barua is an avid tennis player who still takes the game with the exuberance of a youngster, consequently overdoing things at times.
      • I knew that I was overdoing it, but sometimes the wave is so big, and you have been working all your life to get it to become a wave, so when it takes off, you just have to ride it.
      • I know the other parents thought I was overdoing it.
      • Was she forced to become a chiropractor because so many of her yoga clients were overdoing it and leaving her centre incapacitated?
      • The monitor makes it easy to avoid overdoing it.
      • For example, back ache often occurs following an afternoon of overdoing it in the garden.
      • A person's heart rate is also checked every seven minutes to ensure the person is not overdoing it.
      • The importance of not overdoing things was reinforced by my surgeon, who had driven his car on a long trip the day after his hernia operation.
      • While we are certainly fans of hard work and determination, there is also such a thing as overdoing it.
      • You know overdoing it simply isn't the way to go, so don't.
      • The Doctor is of course off this weekend also and I am continuing in my discussions to try to keep him from overdoing things - he works harder than most and doesn't take to relaxation.
      • The manual takes pains to underscore the ills of overdoing things.
      Synonyms
      work too hard, overwork, do too much, work like a horse, work like a slave, work like a trojan, work day and night, burn the midnight oil, burn the candle at both ends, strain oneself, sweat, sweat blood, overtax oneself, overtax one's strength, overburden oneself, overload oneself, drive oneself too hard, push oneself too hard, run oneself into the ground, work oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, wear oneself out, have too many irons in the fire, have too many balls in the air, burn oneself out, bite off more than one can chew
    2. 1.2 Overcook (food).
      把(食物)烘烤(或蒸煮)过度
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although the mint and cumin combined well, the meatballs were perhaps a little overdone.
      • The tiger prawns were huge and not overdone and the potatoes and vegetables not overcooked.
      • In conclusion she declared that the spaghetti had been beautifully cooked and not overdone as she usually does it.
      • The fish was fresh and not overdone, but there was obviously some concern in the kitchen that the black beans might overwhelm the bass.
      • The sausages were tangy and unusual, slightly overdone at one end - which I like in a sausage - and tasty.
      • The chicken looked a bit pink so I stuck it in the microwave and it came out really overdone.
      • My halibut was slightly overcooked and came with similarly overdone vegetables, making for an unmemorable experience.
      Synonyms
      overcooked, overbaked, dried out, burnt, burnt to a cinder, burnt to a crisp
      overcook, overbake, burn, burn to a cinder, burn to a crisp

Origin

Old English oferdōn (see over-, do).

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