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smorgasbord

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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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
smorgasbordThe 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
smorgasbord /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:
    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·bordBrE /ˈsmɔːɡəsbɔːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsmɔːrɡəsbɔːrd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular] (from Swedish) a meal at which you serve yourself from a large range of hot and cold dishes 自助餐