overdrive

フル稼働、過活動

人や物が、普段よりずっと激しく、または速く働いている状態。

やさしい英語で： A state in which someone or something works much harder or faster than usual.

• My brain is in overdrive.
• The campaign went into overdrive before the election.
• Production kicked into overdrive as orders increased.

使い方： go into overdrive (Her imagination went into overdrive after the strange phone call.)

よく使う表現： go into overdrive, in overdrive, kick into overdrive

酷使する、無理をしすぎる

自分や他人を、ひどく疲れ果てるほど働かせる。

やさしい英語で： To make yourself or someone else work so hard that they become extremely tired.

• Don't overdrive yourself at work.
• She overdrove herself until she became ill.
• The manager was accused of overdriving the workers.

類義語： overwork, exhaust

よく使う表現： overdrive yourself, overdrive the workers