[每日一词] Surfeit - n. 过量,过度(尤指饮食);(饮食过度引起的)不适 vt. 吃得过多;vi. 由于过量而厌腻

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noun

1: an overabundant supply : EXCESS

2: an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something (such as food or drink)

3: disgust caused by excess

surfeit

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verb

surfeited; surfeiting; surfeits

transitive verb: to feed, supply, or give to surfeit

intransitive verb

archaic : to indulge to satiety in a gratification (such as indulgence of the appetite or senses)

surfeiter noun

短语

surfeit with: 沉溺于；使沉溺于

forex surfeit: 外汇买超部位

a surfeit of compliments: 过多的恭维话

a surfeit of complaints: 过多的埋怨

die of a surfeit: 暴饮暴食而死

surfeit famish: 过度

Examples of surfeit in a Sentence

Noun

ended up with a surfeit of volunteers who simply got in each other's way

Verb

having surfeited ourselves on raw oysters, we had to decline the rest of the restaurant's offerings

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Pet owners can have a tougher time finding apartments because of the surfeit of landlords who don’t allow dogs, cats or other animals in their buildings.

—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024

Paying for the surfeit of services out there has become almost as expensive as paying for the cable networks that torrenters were trying to get around almost 20 years ago.

—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024