surfeit

Word family adjectivesurfeitednounsurfeitersurfeitsurfeiting

sur·feit /ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun formal

a surfeit of something formal TOO/TOO MUCHan amount of something that is too large or that is more than you need 过量的某物 SYN excess

a surfeit of food and drink

过量的食物和饮料

Examples from the Corpus

a surfeit of something• There can never be a surfeit of the propagation of that fundamental message of grace.• Boardsailors could find a surfeit of interest for them in hall two.• Both have been suffering from a surfeit of squash, according to the man who manages them, Norman Norrington.• He's already had a surfeit of wives.• The world has a surfeit of mediocre drummers.• Armand dozing, apparently, in a surfeit of plenty.• It is a silly, redundant device that eventually drowns the film in a surfeit of plot.• There is a surfeit of managers in the company.• Over-confidence in the early days has led to a surfeit of caution ever since.

Examples from the Corpus

surfeit• Both have been suffering from a surfeit of squash, according to the man who manages them, Norman Norrington.• The world has a surfeit of mediocre drummers.• A surfeit of rock dust blocked their vision and irritated their throats.• This was about surfeit of the senses.• Then, too, repeated visits to cultural monuments doubtless palled in time, natural curiosity withered by sheer surfeit.• It's not excess of turkey and plum pudding that has been indigestible; it's the surfeit of news.

Origin surfeit

(1200-1300) Old French surfaire “to overdo”, from sur- ( → SURCHARGE) + faire “to do”

词汇	surfeit
释义	surfeit Word family adjectivesurfeitednounsurfeitersurfeitsurfeiting sur·feit /ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun formal a surfeit of something formal TOO/TOO MUCHan amount of something that is too large or that is more than you need 过量的某物 SYN excess a surfeit of food and drink 过量的食物和饮料 Examples from the Corpus a surfeit of something• There can never be a surfeit of the propagation of that fundamental message of grace.• Boardsailors could find a surfeit of interest for them in hall two.• Both have been suffering from a surfeit of squash, according to the man who manages them, Norman Norrington.• He's already had a surfeit of wives.• The world has a surfeit of mediocre drummers.• Armand dozing, apparently, in a surfeit of plenty.• It is a silly, redundant device that eventually drowns the film in a surfeit of plot.• There is a surfeit of managers in the company.• Over-confidence in the early days has led to a surfeit of caution ever since. Examples from the Corpus surfeit• Both have been suffering from a surfeit of squash, according to the man who manages them, Norman Norrington.• The world has a surfeit of mediocre drummers.• A surfeit of rock dust blocked their vision and irritated their throats.• This was about surfeit of the senses.• Then, too, repeated visits to cultural monuments doubtless palled in time, natural curiosity withered by sheer surfeit.• It's not excess of turkey and plum pudding that has been indigestible; it's the surfeit of news. Origin surfeit (1200-1300) Old French surfaire “to overdo”, from sur- ( → SURCHARGE) + faire “to do”
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