Word · Frequency #22370
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过量；过剩
An excessive amount of something.
- 1.
An excessive amount of something.
某物的过量。
- 2.
Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
饮食过度；暴食。
- 3.
A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
过度放纵引起的疾病或状况。
- 4.
Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
过量引起的厌恶；饱足。
- 5.
A group of skunks.
一群臭鼬。
饮食过度；暴食；暴食引起的疾病；饱足；腻烦；因过量而生的厌恶；一群臭鼬；某物的过量。
In use
With a surfeit of apples from the old tree, we made pies and still gave dozens away.
Critics often point to the surfeit of advertisements on streaming services.
After the banquet, there was such a surfeit of dessert that the waiters took trays home.
a surfeit of sth
表示过量，常带负面含义。
He had a surfeit of rich food and felt ill.
他吃了太多油腻的食物，感到不适。
Common mistakes
I surfeited on chocolate.I had a surfeit of chocolate.
surfeit 是名词，不是动词，不能直接作谓语。应使用 'have a surfeit of' 结构表示 '过量食用'。
He ate a surfeit food.He ate a surfeit of food.
surfeit 作为名词表示 '过量'，后接名词时需要加介词 of，构成 'a surfeit of + 名词' 搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- a surfeit of food
- 过多的食物；食物过剩
- The buffet provided a surfeit of food, so some guests left the plates untouched.自助餐提供了过多的食物，所以有些客人没碰盘子。
- a surfeit of information
- 信息过剩；过多的信息
- The online course gave her a surfeit of information to absorb.在线课程给了她过多需要消化的信息。
- a surfeit of caution
- 过分谨慎；过度小心
- He showed a surfeit of caution, checking every detail twice.他表现出过分的谨慎，把每个细节都检查了两遍。
- a surfeit of riches
- 过多的财富；财富过剩
- They had a surfeit of riches and decided to donate the extra.他们的财富过多，决定把多余的部分捐出去。
- eat to surfeit
- 吃得过量；暴饮暴食
- He ate to surfeit at the family dinner and felt uncomfortable afterwards.他在家宴上吃得过量，之后感到不舒服。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：surfeit 像“sur(超)+feit(谐音feed吃)”，超量地喂或吃，即“过量、暴食”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literature surfeit 是一个正式且书面化的词，多用于正式文章、文学作品或学术语境，表示‘过量’或‘暴食’。在日常口语中并不常见，更偏向于书面表达。
Grammar Note
通常用单数，与of连用表示过量。
Pronunciation & Spelling
末尾带 /fɪt/ 的词有 forfeit、counterfeit、profit、fit；它们与 surfeit 的最后一个音节同音，但因为重读元音不同，并不与 surfeit 完全押韵。拼写方面，forfeit 和 counterfeit 与 surfeit 一样以 -feit 结尾；deceit 以 -ceit 结尾却读 /dɪˈsiːt/，biscuit 以 -cuit 结尾读 /ˈbɪskɪt/，都是形似而读音不同的例子。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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