overdrive 音标拼音: ['ovɚdr
, ɑɪv]
vt . 驱使过度,虐待
n . 过速装置
驱使过度,虐待过速装置
overdrive n 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 "
2 :
a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power v 1 :
drive or work too hard ; "
The teacher is overworking his students "; "
Overdriving people often suffer stress "
2 :
make use of too often or too extensively [
synonym : {
overuse },
{
overdrive }]
Overdrive \
O `
ver *
drive "\,
v .
t . &
i .
To drive too hard ,
or far ,
or beyond strength .
[
1913 Webster ]
overdrive \
o "
ver *
drive `\,
n .
1 . (
Machinery )
A gearing device which causes the drive shaft of an automobile or other machine to rotate at a speed greater than that of the engine crankshaft .
[
PJC ]
2 . (
Automotive )
The gear setting of a motor vehicle at which the overdrive [
1 ]
is operative ;
as ,
cruising at 80 mph in overdrive .
[
PJC ]
3 .
Hence : [
fig .]
A state of unusually intense activity ;
as ,
when they got their new supercomputer ,
their research kicked into overdrive ;
one look at her made his heart jump into overdrive ; --
used mostly of the activities of persons or groups .
[
PJC ]
63 Moby Thesaurus words for "
overdrive ":
Hydromatic ,
automatic transmission ,
burden ,
busy ,
carry too far ,
cogwheel ,
differential ,
differential gear ,
drive ,
exaggerate ,
exhaust ,
fag ,
freewheel ,
gear ,
gear train ,
gearbox ,
gearing ,
gearshift ,
gearwheel ,
go overboard ,
go to extremes ,
go too far ,
high ,
intermediate ,
keep busy ,
know no bounds ,
low ,
neutral ,
oppress ,
overact ,
overcarry ,
overdevelop ,
overdo ,
overelaborate ,
overemphasize ,
overexercise ,
overexert ,
overexpend ,
overindulge ,
overlabor ,
overplay ,
overreact ,
overspend ,
overstrain ,
overstress ,
overstudy ,
overtask ,
overtax ,
overtrain ,
overuse ,
overwork ,
pass all bounds ,
protest too much ,
rack ,
reverse ,
standard transmission ,
stick shift ,
sweat ,
synchromesh ,
task ,
tax ,
transmission ,
work
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