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glutton

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++glut·ton /ˈɡlʌtn/ noun [countable]  1. EATsomeone who eats too much 贪食者2. a glutton for punishment SUFFERsomeone who seems to enjoy working hard or doing something unpleasant 不辞劳苦[任劳任怨]的人gluttonous adjective
Examples from the Corpus
gluttonWe had salmon to start, followed by a glutton's dessert of crème brûleé.Uncle Richard was a glutton who ate everything in sight.But some are gluttons for punishment.Persons who eat too much are called gluttons.We even honor these great gluttons who have become our world leaders, our socialites, our jet-setters.Just as some people are mean drunks, mortgage traders were mean gluttons.
Origin glutton (1200-1300) Old French gloton, from Latin glutto, from gluttire to swallow
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glutton
glutton /ˈɡlʌtn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: gloton, from Latin glutto, from gluttire 'to swallow'
1. someone who eats too much
2. a glutton for punishment someone who seems to enjoy working hard or doing something unpleasant
—gluttonous adjective


glut·tonBrE /ˈɡlʌtn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡlʌtn/ 🔊 noun(disapproving) a person who eats too much 贪吃者;吃得过多的人;饕餮~ for punishment/work a person who enjoys doing difficult or unpleasant tasks 喜欢艰苦工作的人 glut·ton·ous BrE /ˈɡlʌtənəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡlʌtənəs/ 🔊 adjective SYN greedy