surfeit
英 [ˈsɜːfɪt]
美 [ˈsɜːrfɪt]
n. 过量
vi. 吃得过多由于过量而厌腻
过去分词:surfeited 复数:surfeits 过去式:surfeited 现在分词:surfeiting 第三人称单数:surfeits
BNC.22370 / COCA.26381
牛津词典
noun
- 过量
an amount that is too large
柯林斯词典
- N-SING 过量;过多
Asurfeit ofsomething is an amount which is too large.- Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
定量供应很久以前就结束了饼干过剩的状况。
- Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
英英释义
noun
- eating until excessively full
- the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
- the state of being more than full
verb
- indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
- supply or feed to surfeit
双语例句
- The country has a surfeit of cheap labour.
该国廉价劳动力过剩。 - Very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world.
特别是因为饮食过度而对享乐非常老练的;精通世故的。 - It seems that a surfeit of shame still exists around weight and a good proportion of people at any one time are likely to be dieting secretly.
看来,饮食过度的耻辱仍然对体重存在影响,大多数人任何时候都可能在秘密节食。 - In sum, technology has given us this surfeit of calories and dearth of energy expenditure.
总而言之,技术给了我们过高的热量,又减少了能量支出。 - I think we've had a surfeit of this sort of violent film on TV recently.
我认为最近电视上播出的这一种暴力影片过多了。 - Rating agencies systematically underestimated default risk on vast amounts of debt, resulting in puffed-up prices and a surfeit of issuance.
信贷评级机构常常低估大额贷款的违约风险,致使价格不切实际的上涨和大规模发行。 - Cause surfeit through excess, of something that was initially pleasing.
过度使用最初喜欢的食物而造成。 - For the most part, people in developed countries live in a state of surfeit, not of want.
发达国家绝大多数的人过著过度富足、而不是贫困的生活。 - The voters are pretty sick of such a surfeit of primary sloganeering.
选民们对于初选时没完没了地空喊口号的现象感到发腻了。 - But we may have had a surfeit of charisma and be ready for some nuts-and-bolts leadership.
但我们或许已经见过太多的魅力型领袖,现在我们期待有一些脚踏实地的领导者。