overexertion

IPA/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪɡˈzɜː.ʃən/
IPA/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪɡˈzɝː.ʃən/

overexertion — 名詞

  • overexertionsingular
  • overexertionsplural

1. the state of pushing your mind or body further than it can comfortably handle, o

1.名詞B2
釋義

過度勞累

身心用力過度導致疲勞或受傷

the state of pushing your mind or body further than it can comfortably handle, often resulting in tiredness, pain, or injury

例句

After running ten miles in the summer heat, Yuki was treated for overexertion.

在夏季高溫下跑了十英里後,Yuki 因過度勞累而接受治療。

overexertion as a medical condition

The doctor told Amara that overexertion would put too much strain on her injured knee.

醫生告訴 Amara,過度勞累會對她受傷的膝蓋造成太大負擔。

collocation: overexertion + strain on [body part]

同義詞
  • overwork

    focuses on working too much over time, not necessarily a single burst

  • strain

    can refer to the injury itself; more general than overexertion

  • exhaustion

    the result of overexertion, not the act of pushing too hard

反義詞
  • rest

    the recovery activity that counteracts overexertion

  • moderation

    the quality of avoiding excess effort

文法句型

overexertion + of + body part/faculty

overexertion + from + activity

用法筆記

Typically uncountable. Often used in medical or safety contexts to describe the cause of an injury, symptom, or collapse. Distinguish from burnout, which implies long-term emotional exhaustion rather than a single episode of excessive effort.

常見錯誤

I felt overexertion after the gym.
I felt exhausted from overexertion after the gym.
💡Overexertion is a cause, not a feeling. Use a phrase like 'suffer from overexertion' or 'collapse from overexertion.'