Word · Frequency #24814
profuse
丰富的；大量的；充沛的
produced or growing in extreme abundance; very plentiful
- 1.
abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.
丰富的；慷慨的；过多的；滔滔不绝的表达
- 2.
produced or growing in extreme abundance
极其丰富的
丰富的；慷慨的；过多的；滔滔不绝的表达；极其丰富的；很多的；丰富的；浪费的
In use
After the heavy rain, there was profuse growth of weeds in the garden.
He made profuse apologies for arriving late to the meeting.
The artist received profuse compliments from the visitors at the exhibition.
be profuse in/with sth
表示在某方面很丰富或很多，常用于道歉、感谢等。
He was profuse in his apologies.
他连声道歉。
profuse + noun
直接修饰名词，表示数量多或程度大。
The patient experienced profuse sweating.
病人大量出汗。
Common mistakes
He profused his thanks.He was profuse in his thanks.
Connections
Collocations
- profuse sweating
- 大量出汗
- The patient experienced profuse sweating during the night.病人夜里大量出汗。
- profuse apologies
- 连声道歉
- She made profuse apologies for the misunderstanding.她为误会连声道歉。
- profuse bleeding
- 大量出血
- The wound caused profuse bleeding and required immediate attention.伤口大量出血，需要立即处理。
- profuse thanks
- 千恩万谢
- He gave profuse thanks to everyone who helped him.他对每个帮助他的人都千恩万谢。
- profuse growth
- 茂盛生长
- The warm weather encouraged profuse growth of plants in the garden.温暖的天气使花园里的植物茂盛生长。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 profuse = pro(向前)+fuse(保险丝)：保险丝烧断火花四溅、量大漫溢——义为‘丰富的、过多的’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描述 该词比较常见于正式或书面语境，多用于描述数量或表达非常充足甚至过多的状态，日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
Often used attributively before nouns (e.g., profuse apologies) or predicatively with prepositions.
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 profuse 押韵的是重读元音为 /uː/、收尾为清辅音 /s/ 的词，如 abuse（名词）、use（名词）、diffuse（形容词）、loose。拼写相近但以 /z/ 结尾的词并不押韵：confuse /kənˈfjuːz/、refuse（动词）/rɪˈfjuːz/。注意：abuse、use、diffuse 作名词/形容词时读 /s/，作动词时读 /z/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.