overdrive
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++o·ver·drive /ˈəʊvədraɪv $ ˈoʊvər-/ noun [uncountable] 1. TTCan additional gear which allows a car to go fast while its engine produces the least power necessary 〔汽车的〕超速挡2 go into overdrive/be in overdrive DO something/TAKE ACTIONEXCITEDto start being very active or working very hard 变得活跃；加倍努力，拼命工作 Her career has gone into overdrive. 她的事业开始突飞猛进。
Examples from the Corpus
overdrive• And he wondered if he could do the job satisfactorily without being in overdrive all the time.• The upside was jobs and an economy in overdrive.• It doesn't take some one with a libido stuck in overdrive to imagine the line of raunchy clothes the company might design.• A weekly chat with a career coach can put your career plan into overdrive.• Saracens turned over possession and the fullback broke from his 22, slipping into overdrive and running 60m before offloading to McRae.• Perhaps in people with a genetic predisposition, the trigger sends the immune system into permanent overdrive and disarray.• Many Vitesses were fitted with overdrive, which is an excellent addition.o·ver·drive nounChineseSyllable
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overdrive
o‧ver‧drive /ˈəʊvədraɪv $ ˈoʊvər-/
noun [uncountable]
1. an additional gear which allows a car to go fast while its engine produces the least power necessary
2. go into overdrive/be in overdrive to start being very active or working very hard:
Her career has gone into overdrive.
o‧ver‧drive /ˈəʊvədraɪv $ ˈoʊvər-/
noun [uncountable]1. an additional gear which allows a car to go fast while its engine produces the least power necessary
2. go into overdrive/be in overdrive to start being very active or working very hard:
