overuse ( overusing, overused, overuses )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone overuses something, they use more of it than necessary, or use it more often than necessary. 过度使用

  例：

  Don't overuse heated appliances on your hair.

  别在头发上过度使用发烫电器。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Overuse is also a noun. 过度使用

  例：

  Supplies are under increasing threat from overuse and pollution.

  供应正受到日益增长的过度使用和污染的威胁。

• 3. 

  V-T If you say that people overuse a word or idea, you mean that they use it so often that it no longer has any real meaning or effect. 滥用

  例：

  Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

  那个词语或短语你滥用得最多？

• 4. 

  overused ADJ

  例：

  "Just Do It" has become one of the most overused catch phrases in recent memory.

  “尽管做”已成了最近记忆里最被滥用的口号之一。