单词
work overload
释义
work overloadnoun[U]WORKPLACEuk
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thesituationin which someone has too muchworkto do:Workoverloadis one of thereasonswhy the two-weekfamilyvacationisbecominga thing of the past.(Definition ofwork overloadfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofwork overload
work overloadQuestions about handlingworkoverload, dealing with multiple projects, and handling conflict are typical.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It has been suggested thatworkoverloadand circadian desynchronization may cause performance impairment.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.According to a theatre spokesman it was because of aworkoverload.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I had not taken a holiday and was slipping into the trap ofworkoverload.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Workoverload, pressure to succeed and the changeover from a research unit to a production facility started to take its toll on the scientists.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is estimated that more than 10,000 workers die annually owing to cerebral/cardio diseases caused byworkoverload.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Managers as well as other kinds of workers are vulnerable toworkoverload.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Both pilots had minimum descent altitude light warnings which are presumed to have given a visual warning, but neither pilot directed their attention to these because of theworkoverload.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Increased free cortisol secretion after awakening in chronically stressed individuals because ofworkoverload.From theCambridge English CorpusIncreased free cortisol secretion after awakening in chronically stressed individuals due toworkoverload.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/work-overload##
