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overwrought

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·ver·wrought /ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt◂ $ ˌoʊvəˈrɒːt◂/ adjective  UPSETWORRIEDvery upset, nervous, and worried 非常烦恼的;神经很紧张的;十分忧虑的 Clara was tired and overwrought after all the problems of the last few days. 经历了过去几天的重重困难之后,克拉拉既疲惫又紧张。
Examples from the Corpus
overwroughtCecile was emotionally overwrought.But our existence, while prosperous, is overwrought and banal.After the show, one was left trying to figure out what the overwrought applause was really all about.He shook his head in disgust at his own overwrought imagination.an overwrought performanceWas this all just a matter of runaway credulity, mass hysteria, or overwrought salesmanship?Yoshimoto, however, is a legitimate storyteller, and avoids the overwrought sentiment that forces a reader to cry unwilling tears.Constantly overwrought, sometimes embarrassing in her alcohol and pharmaceutical-induced sorrows, Leo could have been a typical Almodovar comic heroine.Coleridge in such cajoling and overwrought spirits was not to be thwarted, and Poole sensibly gave up all further resistance.
Origin overwrought (1600-1700) Old past participle of overwork
o·ver·wrought adjectiveChineseSyllable
and nervous, worried very upset, Corpus


overwrought
overwrought /ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt◂ $ ˌoʊvəˈrɒːt◂/ adjective
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Old past participle of overwork
very upset, nervous, and worried:
    Clara was tired and overwrought after all the problems of the last few days.


over·wroughtBrE /ˌəʊvəˈrɔːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈrɔːt/ 🔊 adjectivevery worried and upset; excited in a nervous way 过度紧张的;过分忧烦的;紧张激动的 SYN distraught