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overzealous ['əuvə'zeləs] adj.stresses
gen. не в меру старательный; чрезмерно усердный; не в меру ретивый (bookworm); усердный не по разуму (Alexander Demidov); сверхревностный (Andrey Truhachev); сверхусердный (Andrey Truhachev); сверхстарательный (Andrey Truhachev); чересчур старательный (Mr. Wolf); слишком усердный; слишком ревностный; настырный (Alex_Odeychuk)
Игорь Миг не в меру усердный; излишне усердный; навязчивый
disappr. чересчур рьяный (The overzealous bylaw officer who fined a group of seniors out for an exercise without a licence in a Toronto park will not be punished. • “They (city and park officials) have lost common sense and they’re being overzealous,” said James Oakes. “I live here, but I’m thinking more about the elderly people. There were four wheelchairs parked here the other day and it was sad to see there was no fountain. They’re at the very last stage of their life and they can’t sit here and listen to the calming sounds of the water.” (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver)
overzealous: 7 phrases in 4 subjects
General1
Historical1
Informal3
Ironical2