over-utilize
verb (also overutilize); (UK usually over-utilise) uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈjuː.təl.aɪz/ us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈjuː.t̬əl.aɪz/
过度利用
to use something or someone more than it or they should be used
In some cases scarce resources are not only over-utilized, but totally exhausted. 在某些情况下，稀缺资源不仅被过度利用，而且被完全耗尽。
It is important that the company does not over-utilize core employees, leading to problems of stress and burnout. 重要的是，公司不要过度使用核心员工，以免产生压力和倦怠问题。
Synonym: overuse
Compare: underutilize
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- On the whole, this life-saving therapy is under-utilized, rather than over-utilized.
- They found that the people who overutilize health services are rich people.
- The tax bias against equity is so significant that corporate managers have little choice but to over-utilize corporate debt.