2008年12月14日 星期日

overtax, overemotional

The men and women who join the Guard and the Reserves understand that they are not just signing up to be weekend warriors. But there can be no excuse for the way the Pentagon has overtaxed these units over the last seven years. And there is no letup in sight.


"The medium is so thin, there's little room for projecting ourselves into it," says Briggs. "When all the social cues disappear, we feel we have to put something else into the void, which is often an overemotional or over-intimate message."

overemotional

IN BRIEF: adj.'Too full of strong feelings.

The actor was overemotional and therefore not considered for the part.


overtax was found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary at the entries listed below.

overtax (DIFFICULTY) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to cause to feel tired or confused as a result of doing too much or doing something too difficult:
[R] Remember you've been ill, and don't overtax yourself.
This problem is overtaxing my brain.

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