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overfeed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·ver·feed /ˌəʊvəˈfiːd $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense and past participle overfed /-ˈfed/) [transitive]  to give someone too much food 吃得过多,给喂食过多→ See Verb table
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overfeedJust be careful not to overfeed.The main guideline for heavy feeders is not to overfeed.The main difficulty is that such heavy feeders are easy to overfeed and are capable of quickly fouling the aquarium water.However, it is all too easy to overfeed and pollute the water and kill the babies that way.Do not overfeed, and systematize your feeding to save the lives of your fish.There is a great temptation to overfeed in the last month to ensure calf growth and nutrition.Do not overfeed, only place in the tank enough brine shrimp to match the size of the brood.Do not be tempted to overfeed the fish on the last day before leaving!
o·ver·feed verbChineseSyllable
too to someone food give much Corpus


overfeed
overfeed /ˌəʊvəˈfiːd $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb (past tense and past participle overfed /-ˈfed/) [transitive]
to give someone too much food


over·feedBrE /ˈəʊvəfiːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈoʊvərfiːd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they overfeed BrE /ˈəʊvəfiːd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈoʊvərfiːd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it overfeeds BrE /ˈəʊvəfiːdz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈoʊvərfiːdz/ 🔊past simple overfed BrE /ˈəʊvəfed/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈoʊvərfed/ 🔊past participle overfed BrE /ˈəʊvəfed/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈoʊvərfed/ 🔊 -ing form overfeeding BrE /ˈəʊvəfiːdɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈoʊvərfiːdɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth to give sb/sth too much food 给…喂食过度 over·fed BrE /ˈəʊvəfed/ 🔊NAmE /ˈoʊvərfed/ 🔊 adjective OPP underfed