surfeits

['sə:fit]

[ surfeits ]

n.过食, 过量
v.暴食, 过分沉溺

例句与用法:

The illiberality of parents, in allowance towards their children, is an harmful error; makes them base; acquaints them with shifts; makes them sort with mean company; and makes them surfeit more when they come to plenty.

在子女小时不应对他们过于苛吝。否则会使他们变得卑贱,甚至投机取巧,以至堕入下流,即使后来有了财富时也不会正当利用。

There has been a surfeit of plays about divorce on the TV recently.

最近有关离婚的电视剧太多了。

A surfeit of rich food is bad for you.

多吃油腻食物对身体有害。

词形变化:

名词: surfeiter | 动词过去式: surfeited | 动词过去分词: surfeited | 动词现在分词: surfeiting | 动词第三人称单数: surfeits |