胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇164

　　164. Overwrought and overtired过度紧张和过度劳累 overflow²-packed
“They like to overload³ us with work, those guys. I am beginning to feel like a pack animal,” Bob Crowther exclaimed during the lunch break. “What’s more, the food they serve us is lousy. While they’re feasting on oysters⁵ and caviar, all we get is fried sausages and mashed⁶ potatoes packed into a styrofoam box.”
“I find this work overwhelming, and I’m overtired,” he went on. “All this overtime⁷, and some of it without even paying proper overtime rates! They’re overtaxing us.”
Bob was clearly in bad shape: mentally, emotionally and physically⁸. He was barely able to control himself. Marvin, one of his colleagues, tried to pacify⁹ him: “Hey, you’re overwrought, Bob! Cool it, OK? You’re only making things worse. Not only for yourself, but also for the rest of us.”
Bob would not give in. “We’re sitting here in this packed cafeteria, while they’re having a good time. And when we get back on the conveyor belt, it will be us having to cope with those overlapping¹¹ tasks, handling the overflow of work. And they’re not even being overt¹ about this. I mean, they don’t even come clean about what they really want us to do. I’m telling you, if I were in charge, I would go for a complete overhaul¹² of the operation, overturn the whole thing, that’s what I’d do.”
“Aren’t you overlooking something, Bob?” asked Marvin. “Don’t you think a lot of what’s going on is just because of some oversight¹³ or other on the management’s part? Come on, they’re only human. It can’t be easy to oversee¹⁴ an operation as complex as this one.”
overflow vt.(使)泛滥,(使)溢出
overhaul n.彻底检查,大修
overlap¹⁰ vt.重叠,与…交搭,迭盖住
overload vt.使超载,使超过负荷
overlook vt.忽略,没注意到俯瞰,远眺
oversee vt.监督
oversight n.勘漏,失察,疏忽
overt adj.明显的,公然的,公开的
overtax vt.课税过重
overtime n.超时,加班adv.加班地
overtire vt.使过度疲劳
overturn vt.推翻,翻倒n.倾覆,破灭
overwhelm vt.战胜,压倒,泛滥
overwrought adj.过度紧张的,过劳的
oyster⁴ n.牡蛎
pacify vt.安抚,平息
pack vt.装,将…挤入,塞满
pack animal 能运输的动物(如驴等),役畜
packed adj.压紧的,压实的,拥挤的

1 overt   

adj.公开的，明显的，公然的

参考例句：

• His opponent's intention is quite overt.他的对手的意图很明显。
• We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。

2 overflow   

v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出

参考例句：

• The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
• After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

3 overload   

vt.使超载；n.超载

参考例句：

• Don't overload the boat or it will sink.别超载，否则船会沉。
• Large meals overload the digestive system.吃得太饱会加重消化系统的负担。

4 oyster   

n.牡蛎；沉默寡言的人

参考例句：

• I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.我喜欢吃牡蛎，它味道真美。
• I find I fairly like eating when he finally persuades me to taste the oyster.当他最后说服我尝尝牡蛎时，我发现我相当喜欢吃。

5 oysters   

牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We don't have oysters tonight, but the crayfish are very good. 我们今晚没有牡蛎供应。但小龙虾是非常好。
• She carried a piping hot grill of oysters and bacon. 她端出一盘滚烫的烤牡蛎和咸肉。

6 mashed   

a.捣烂的

参考例句：

• two scoops of mashed potato 两勺土豆泥
• Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please. 请给我盛一勺土豆泥。

7 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

8 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

9 pacify   

vt.使(某人)平静(或息怒)；抚慰

参考例句：

• He tried to pacify the protesters with promises of reform.他试图以改革的承诺安抚抗议者。
• He tried to pacify his creditors by repaying part of the money.他为安抚债权人偿还了部分借款。

10 overlap   

v.重叠，与…交叠；n.重叠

参考例句：

• The overlap between the jacket and the trousers is not good.夹克和裤子重叠的部分不好看。
• Tiles overlap each other.屋瓦相互叠盖。

11 overlapping   

adj./n.交迭（的）

参考例句：

• There is no overlapping question between the two courses. 这两门课程之间不存在重叠的问题。
• A trimetrogon strip is composed of three rows of overlapping. 三镜头摄影航线为三排重迭的象片所组成。

12 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

13 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

14 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。