overengineer

IPA/ˌəʊ.vər.en.dʒɪˈnɪər/
IPA/ˌoʊ.vɚ.en.dʒɪˈnɪr/

overengineer — verb

  • overengineerpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • overengineers3rd person singular
  • overengineering-ing form
  • overengineeredpast simple

1. to make a product, system, or plan far more complex than the job needs, often ad

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to make a product, system, or plan far more complex than the job needs, often adding extra parts or steps that bring little real benefit

例句

Niran overengineered the garden gate, adding three locks where one would do.

overengineer + concrete object

The young team overengineered their first app, packing in features nobody asked for.

overengineer + system/product

同義詞
  • overcomplicate

    broader; about ideas or processes, not only built things

  • overdesign

    narrower; focuses on visual or structural design choices

  • overbuild

    stresses making something physically stronger or larger than needed

反義詞
  • streamline

    to remove extra parts so something works more simply and efficiently

  • simplify

    general opposite: to make something easier or less complex

文法句型

overengineer + object

用法筆記

Object is usually something built or designed (a machine, building, piece of software, or plan). Often carries mild criticism: the extra complexity is wasteful, not clever.

常見錯誤

❌The engineer overengineered about the safety system.
✅The engineer overengineered the safety system.
💡it takes a direct object, no preposition.
❌This phone is too overengineered to use.
✅This phone is overengineered.
💡'over-' already means 'too much', so 'too overengineered' doubles up.