"overdrive" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 超速檔
• 超負荷運作

Definition

「Overdrive」是一種汽車檔位，可以讓車子以更小的引擎動力行駛更快，也可以指全力以赴、超負荷運作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「Overdrive」可指汽車的超速檔（多見於舊車型），比喻意思是形容做事進入超大努力或全力衝刺的狀態。日常語中“in overdrive”即指某事非常拼命。

Examples

He put the car into overdrive on the highway.

他在高速公路上掛上了**超速檔**。

When the deadline was near, everyone went into overdrive.

臨近截止日期時，大家都進入了**超負荷運作**。

After drinking coffee, my brain went into overdrive.

喝了咖啡後，我的大腦開始**超負荷運作**。

Her imagination goes into overdrive whenever she starts a new story.

每當她開始寫新故事時，她的想像力就**超負荷運作**。

Sales went into overdrive during the holiday season.

節日期間，銷售額進入了**爆發式成長**（超負荷運作）。

Once the music started, the party atmosphere kicked into overdrive.

音樂一響起，派對氣氛就**嗨到極點**（超負荷運作）。