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overuse

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·ver·use /ˌəʊvəˈjuːz $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive]  to use something too much, especially so that it is not effective anymore or it is damaged 过度使用,滥用 Students tend to overuse certain words. 学生往往会滥用某些词语。overuse /-ˈjuːs/ noun [uncountable] the overuse of natural resources 对自然资源的过度使用→ See Verb table
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overuseEd tends to overuse management jargon.Many kindergarten and first-grade classrooms probably overuse memorized texts.Focus on certain muscle groups for sports that tend to overuse specific muscles.But be sure later to learn specific items and don't overuse the generic terms.
o·ver·use verbChineseSyllable
Corpus too something that so use especially to much,


overuse
overuse /ˌəʊvəˈjuːz $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive]
to use something too much, especially so that it is not effective any more or it is damaged:
    Students tend to overuse certain words.
—overuse /-ˈjuːs/ noun [uncountable]:
    the overuse of natural resources


over·useBrE /ˌəʊvəˈjuːz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈjuːz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they overuse BrE /ˌəʊvəˈjuːz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈjuːz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it overuses BrE /ˌəʊvəˈjuːzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈjuːzɪz/ 🔊past simple overused BrE /ˌəʊvəˈjuːzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈjuːzd/ 🔊past participle overused BrE /ˌəʊvəˈjuːzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈjuːzd/ 🔊 -ing form overusing BrE /ˌəʊvəˈjuːzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈjuːzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to use sth too much or too often 使用过度;滥用'Nice' is a very overused word. nice 一词用得实在太滥了。🔊🔊 over·use BrE /ˌəʊvəˈjuːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈjuːs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular]