overtax /ˌəʊvəˈtæks/ ( overtaxing, overtaxed, overtaxes )

• 1. 

  V-T If you overtax someone or something, you force them to work harder than they can really manage, and may do them harm as a result. 使···工作过度

  例：

  ...a contralto who has overtaxed her voice.

  ...嗓子过度工作的一位女低音。

• 2. 

  V-T If you say that a government is overtaxing its people, you mean that it is making them pay more tax than you think they should pay. 对···课以重税

  例：

  You can't help a country by overtaxing its people.

  你不能以对人民课以重税的方式来帮助国家。