• adj. 過度緊張的；過度興奮的；過分勞累的；（文體等）過于考究的
• v. 工作過度；把…做過頭；使過于激動（overwork的過去式和過去分詞）

over-,超過，過度，wrought,工作，work的古過去分詞。即工作過度，引申詞義過度勞累，過度緊張。

overwrought (adj.)

"worked up to too high a pitch," 1825, literally "over-worked," from over- + wrought. Earlier it meant "exhausted by work" (1660s) as a literal past participle of overwork.

1. She was in a very overwrought state after the accident.

事故發(fā)生后她精神十分緊張.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. One overwrought member had to be restrained by friends.

一位成員過于激動，朋友們不得不進行攔阻。

來自辭典例句

3. Scarlett found that it relieved her overwrought nerves.

思嘉發(fā)現這樣可以使她過分緊張的神經放松一些.

來自飄（部分）

4. She was tired and overwrought.

她很累且過度緊張.

來自辭典例句

5. Although people were overwrought, they could not help noticing these beauties of nature.

雖然這時候眾人都懷著緊張的心情無心注意到景色上面,然而園里的一花一草,一木一石,都 顯然 地立在那里,逃不過眾人的眼睛.

來自漢英文學 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）