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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。
过量；过剩
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
过量；过剩
An excessive amount of something.
He had a surfeit of rich food and felt ill.
他吃了太多油腻的食物，感到不适。
某物的过量。
An excessive amount of something.
饮食过度；暴食。
Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
过度放纵引起的疾病或状况。
A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
过量引起的厌恶；饱足。
Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
With a surfeit of apples from the old tree, we made pies and still gave dozens away.
老树上苹果过剩，我们做了派还送掉了几十个。
Critics often point to the surfeit of advertisements on streaming services.
评论家经常指出流媒体服务上的广告过多。
After the banquet, there was such a surfeit of dessert that the waiters took trays home.
宴会后甜点大量过剩，服务员把整盘甜点带回了家。
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。
Not this
I surfeited on chocolate.
Use this
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'。
Not this
He ate a surfeit food.
Use this
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。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
过多的；过量的
There is a surfeit of information available on the internet.
互联网上可获取的信息过多。
过多的财富（引申为多得令人困扰的东西）
The prize committee had a surfeit of riches—too many excellent novels to choose from.
评奖委员会面临选择过多的困扰——优秀小说多得不知选哪本好。
吃得过量；暴食
After the banquet, he admitted he had eaten to surfeit.
宴会后，他承认自己吃得过饱了。
谚语，常被引作莎士比亚诗句：最甜蜜的东西一旦过量，反而会让胃产生最深的反感；比喻过度反而招致厌恶。
A surfeit of social media can make people feel more lonely.
过量使用社交媒体反而会让人感到更孤独。
Use surfeit naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：surfeit 像“sur(超)+feit(谐音feed吃)”，超量地喂或吃，即“过量、暴食”。
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。
通常用单数，与of连用表示过量。
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