surfeit

pronunciation

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  • n.
    过量,过度(尤指饮食)
    (饮食过度引起的)不适
  • vt.
    吃得过多
  • vi.
    由于过量而厌腻

Word Origin

surfeit 过量

sur-,超过,-feit,做,来自-fact 法语拼写形式。引申词义过多,过量。

Example

1. The " western palaces " provide some cultural context for the current surfeit of replicas in the people 's republic .
当年的“西洋楼”为当下人民共和国的过度复制提供了某种文化氛围。
2. All this surfeit of cheap erotica is diluting sexual energy , especially for the young .
所有过量的低俗的色情作品正在冲淡人们的性激情,尤其是对年轻人。
3. The stimulus packages that have been announced across the region must try to turn its surfeit of savers into avid consumers .
亚洲各国宣布的刺激方案,必须立足于把这些经济体的过度储蓄者转变成积极消费者。
4. But the breadth of the financial crisis across the rich world , and hence the surfeit of savings relative to investment , means this distinction can be overdone .
不过这次金融危机在富有国家所引发的过度储蓄,代表着日本和美国的差别可能被夸大了。
5. Indeed , the euro is suffering from a surfeit of credibility since , on many gauges , it is overvalued against the dollar .
实际上,许多人认为,欧元对美元汇率太高,反受自身可靠性过度之害。

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