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overactive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·ver·ac·tive /ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv◂ $ ˌoʊv-/ adjective  TOO/TOO MUCHtoo active, in a way that produces a bad result 过度活跃的 OPP underactive an overactive thyroid gland 甲状腺功能亢进 Such fears are nothing more than the product of an overactive imagination. 这种恐惧纯粹是因为想象力太丰富了。
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overactiveShe was very overactive and had not slept for three nights.When a surgeon destroys overactive cells in the globus pallidum, he restores balance to the system, said Grossman.The mussels were so enormous I suspected they had some kind of overactive glandular condition.But is there any real evidence that such zodiacs are anything more than the product of an overactive imagination?The reverse happens in animals that need to reduce heat due to an overactive metabolism.They may be sleepless from an overactive mind and sensitivity to slight noises which disturb them.Other medical conditions, such as an overactive thyroid gland, occasionally cause similar symptoms.overactive imaginationBut is there any real evidence that such zodiacs are anything more than the product of an overactive imagination?Are they products of an overactive imagination, or the just aftermath of a plate full of funny mushrooms?
o·ver·ac·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable
a way a active, Corpus that too produces in


overactive
overactive /ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv◂ $ ˌoʊv-/ adjective
too active, in a way that produces a bad result
   OPP  underactive:
    an overactive thyroid gland
    Such fears are nothing more than the product of an overactive imagination.


over·activeBrE /ˌəʊvərˈæktɪv/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈæktɪv/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (of an organ or part of the body 器官或身体部位) causing harm by doing sth too much 过度活动的an overactive thyroid亢进的甲状腺(of sb's imagination 想象力) too active, especially so that they imagine things that are not true 过于活跃的;(尤指)想入非非的She suffers from an overactive imagination. 她患上了狂想症。🔊🔊