overstudy
/verb oh-ver-stuhd-ee; noun oh-ver-stuhd-ee/US // verb ˌoʊ vərˈstʌd i; noun ˈoʊ vərˌstʌd i //
过度研究,过度学习,过度深造,超学
Definitions
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o·ver·stud·ied, o·ver·stud·y·ing.
- : to study too much or too hard: to overstudy a letter for hidden meanings; to overstudy to the point of exhaustion; to overstudy oneself and forget half of what has been read.
n.名词 noun
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- : excessive study.
Examples
Overstudy in school, poor blood, poor nourishment are always accompanied by inability to sleep soundly.
I knew one girl, supposed to be a very fine student, and to have brought on "fits" by overstudy, while away at school.
When Hollister was eighteen years old he had been briefly troubled by an affliction of his eyes brought on from overstudy.
But there is not much danger that many young people nowadays will die of overstudy.
"I don't think I shall overstudy to-night," announced Miriam, a little later, as she rose from the table.
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