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词汇 over-labour
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Definition of over-labour in English:

over-labour

(US over-labor)
noun ˌəʊvəˈleɪbə
rare
  • Excessive labour or toil.

verb ˌəʊvəˈleɪbə
  • 1with object To overcome, exhaust, or harass with labour; to overwork; to overburden. Also refl. Now rare.

  • 2with object To labour excessively at, take too many pains with; to elaborate to excess.

Origin

Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From over-labour
mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Palsgrave (d. 1554), teacher and scholar of languages. From over- + labour.

Definition of over-labour in US English:

over-labour

(US over-labor)
nounˌəʊvəˈleɪbə
rare
  • Excessive labour or toil.

verbˌəʊvəˈleɪbə
  • 1with object To overcome, exhaust, or harass with labour; to overwork; to overburden. Also refl. Now rare.

  • 2with object To labour excessively at, take too many pains with; to elaborate to excess.

Origin

Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From over-labour<br>mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Palsgrave (d. 1554), teacher and scholar of languages. From over- + labour.

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