overdo
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they overdo | |
| he / she / it overdoes | |
| past simple overdid | |
| past participle overdone | |
| -ing form overdoing |
- overdo something
to do something too much; to make something seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is 做得过分；做得过火；夸张 - overdo something
to use too much of something 过多使用；滥用 Don't overdo the salt in the food. 菜里别放太多盐。 Use illustrations where appropriate but don't overdo it. 要适当地使用插图，但不宜过多。
- [usually passive] overdo something
to cook something for too long 烹煮（饭菜）时间过长
Word OriginOld English oferdōn (see over-, do1).