[转载]BBC英语短语 - Go into overdrive

Go into overdrive:

To begin to work very hard or to perform intensely or very well.

“Go into overdrive” 的字面意思是 “超速运转”，实际意思是 “在短时间内加倍努力或开展高强度的工作”。

比如，在一个项目的最后阶段，剩下的时间不多了，需要加快速度才能完成工作，这时就可以用 “go into overdrive” 来表示 “加倍努力工作”。

例句

With the deadline nearly here and the project running behind, we need to go into overdrive.

最后期限就在眼前，但项目进度却拖后了，我们得加紧工作。

We went into overdrive to get the wedding organised after the wedding planner fell ill.

在婚礼策划人生病后，我们马不停蹄地忙着安排婚礼事宜。

We went into overdrive to get everything finished in time for the Christmas break. We hit our deadline thanks to the hard work of the team who managed to do so much.

我们开足马力，赶在圣诞节假期前把所有的事情都做完了。我们能在截止日期前完成任务，都要感谢团队不辞劳苦地辛勤工作。