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surfeit

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sur·feit /ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun formal  a surfeit of something formal TOO/TOO MUCHan amount of something that is too large or that is more than you need 过量的某物 SYN excess a surfeit of food and drink 过量的食物和饮料
Examples from the Corpus
surfeitBoth have been suffering from a surfeit of squash, according to the man who manages them, Norman Norrington.The world has a surfeit of mediocre drummers.A surfeit of rock dust blocked their vision and irritated their throats.This was about surfeit of the senses.Then, too, repeated visits to cultural monuments doubtless palled in time, natural curiosity withered by sheer surfeit.It's not excess of turkey and plum pudding that has been indigestible; it's the surfeit of news.
Origin surfeit (1200-1300) Old French surfaire to overdo, from sur- ( → SURCHARGE) + faire to do
sur·feit nounChineseSyllable
that an something Corpus large is too of amount


surfeit
surfeit /ˈsɜːfət, ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun formal
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: surfaire 'to overdo', from sur- ( surcharge) + faire 'to do'
a surfeit of something an amount of something that is too large or that is more than you need
   SYN  excess:
    a surfeit of food and drink


sur·feitBrE /ˈsɜːfɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɜːrfɪt/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] ~ (of sth) (formal) an amount that is too large 过量 SYN excess