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sur·feit /ˈsɜːfɪt/ n. | vt. | vi.
I n.
1. 过量；过度
a surfeit of grievances (compliments) 过多的牢骚(恭维话)
2. 饮食过度
die of a surfeit caused by intemperance 暴饮暴食致死
3. 〈古〉(饮食过度等引起的)恶心，厌恶，不适
feed oneself to surfeit 吃得太多而不适
II ❶ vt.
使饮食过度；过多地供给；使厌腻；使过度沉溺于 (with)
a large and corpulent individual surfeited with good eating 好东西吃得太多的大胖子
Most prisons are surfeited with repeaters. 大多数监狱里关满了惯犯。
He is weary and surfeited of business. 他很困乏，对长期忙于公务感到厌倦。
❷ vi.
〈古〉饮食过度，暴饮暴食；过分沉溺，过分放纵 (with)
They are as sick that surfeit with too much as they that starve with nothing. 豪富者过饱与饥饿者挨饿一般难受。
[< Fr sourfait < sourfaire to overdo < SUR-¹ + L facere to do] |