smorgasbord
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++smor·gas·bord /ˈsmɔːɡəsbɔːd $ ˈsmɔːrɡəsbɔːrd/ noun 1 a smorgasbord of something a large variety of different things 各式各样的… a smorgasbord of art from around the world 来自世界各地的艺术大杂烩2. DF[countable, uncountable] a meal in which people serve themselves from a large number of different dishes 自助餐 SYN buffet
Examples from the Corpus
smorgasbord• The highly publicized abortion debate overshadowed the rest of the platform that calls for a smorgasbord of constitutional amendments.• Those families would then be bolstered with a smorgasbord of visiting psychotherapists, tutors, speech pathologists, social workers and others.• The Channel crossing on Sally Lines was superb, with a magnificent smorgasbord breakfast.• Any image, black-and-white or colour, was always worsted in this optical smorgasbord.• Currently, a rich smorgasbord of overseas surfing is being heaped on the Net.• The taut dialogue raises a squirming smorgasbord of questions about the potential for bedlam when our profound individual differences are ignored.• The meeting promises a veritable smorgasbord of all things otherworldly, this time with a focus on those eerie Phoenix lights.Origin smorgasbord (1800-1900) Swedish smörgåsbord, from smörgås “open sandwich” + bord “table”smor·gas·bord nounChineseSyllable
different large Corpus things variety a of
smorgasbord
smor‧gas‧bord /ˈsmɔːɡəsbɔːd $ ˈsmɔːrɡəsbɔːrd/
noun
a smorgasbord of art from around the world
2. [uncountable and countable] a meal in which people serve themselves from a large number of different dishes
SYN buffet
smor‧gas‧bord /ˈsmɔːɡəsbɔːd $ ˈsmɔːrɡəsbɔːrd/
noun Date: 1800-1900
Language: Swedish
Origin: smörgåsbord, from smörgås __open sandwich__ + bord __table__
1. a smorgasbord of something a large variety of different things:Language: Swedish
Origin: smörgåsbord, from smörgås __open sandwich__ + bord __table__
2. [uncountable and countable] a meal in which people serve themselves from a large number of different dishes
SYN buffet