“使过劳”常见的英文表达是 overwork (作动词用时),也可表达为 cause someone to overwork 或 overtax someone (更强调过度消耗精力或体力导致过劳的状态) 。以下为具体示例:
Overwork(动词):
Don't overwork yourself. It's not good for your health.(别让自己过度劳累,这对你的健康不好。)
The demanding project overworked the entire team.(这个要求严苛的项目让整个团队都过度劳累了。)
Cause someone to overwork:
The unreasonable deadlines caused the employees to overwork.(不合理的截止日期让员工们过度劳累。)
Overtax someone:
Continuous overtime has overtaxed her both physically and mentally.(持续的加班让她的身体和精神都过度疲劳了 。)