overwrought

overwrought

英 [əʊvə'rɔːt]
　　美 [,ovɚ'rɔt]

adj. 過度緊張的；過度興奮的；過分勞累的；（文體等）過於考究的
　　v. 工作過度；把…做過頭；使過於激動（overwork的過去式和過去分詞）

中文詞源：

overwrought 過度緊張

over-,超過，過度，wrought,工作，work的古過去分詞。即工作過度，引申詞義過度勞累，過度緊張。

例句：

1. She was in a very overwrought state after the accident.
事故發生後她精神十分緊張.

2. One overwrought member had to be restrained by friends.
一位成員過於激動，朋友們不得不進行攔阻。

3. Scarlett found that it relieved her overwrought nerves.
思嘉發現這樣可以使她過分緊張的神經放松一些.

4. She was tired and overwrought.
她很累且過度緊張.

5. Although people were overwrought, they could not help noticing these beauties of nature.
雖然這時候眾人都懷著緊張的心情無心註意到景色上面,然而園裡的一花一草,一木一石,都 顯然 地立在那裡,逃不過眾人的眼睛.