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profusion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pro·fu·sion /prəˈfjuːʒən/ noun [singular, uncountable] formal  LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa very large amount of something 大量;丰富;充沛profusion of The house was overflowing with a profusion of strange ornaments. 这房子里摆满了奇特的装饰品。in profusion Cornflowers grow in profusion in the fields. 田里长满了矢车菊。
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profusionWhile the relatively tame pace accounts for a profusion of retirees, it apparently also suits many younger families.Just now with the flowers it is a profusion of colour and our cemetery leaves nothing to be desired.Now, Taheb had set it with large earthenware tubs, from which a profusion of tall dark-green plants grew.Many experienced speakers mar their conversations as well as their orations with a profusion of ums and ers which distract attention.The Gorbals produced flyweight boxers and hard drinkers in profusion in the 1930s, and Lynch died there 6 August 1946.Above the sink, ivy had burrowed its way through the walls and was now spreading in profusion towards the ceiling.The maps of tomography, anti-continents at the core-mantle boundary and hot-spot plumes presented a monumental profusion of ideas.I had seen some before, but never in such profusion.in profusionCondominiums and shopping malls have sprung up in profusion.
pro·fu·sion nounChineseSyllable
something large of a very amount Corpus


profusion
profusion /prəˈfjuːʒən/ noun [singular, uncountable] formal
a very large amount of something
    profusion of
    The house was overflowing with a profusion of strange ornaments.
    in profusion
    Cornflowers grow in profusion in the fields.


pro·fu·sionBrE /prəˈfjuːʒn/ 🔊NAmE /prəˈfjuːʒn/ 🔊 noun [singular + singular or plural verb, uncountable] (formal or literary) a very large quantity of sth 大量;众多 SYN abundance a profusion of colours色彩斑斓Roses grew in profusion against the old wall. 老旧墙边遍生玫瑰。🔊🔊