late 14c., intransitive, "indulge or feed to excess," from surfeit (n.). Related: Surfeited; surfeiting. Transitive sense from 1590s.
surfeit (n.)
early 14c., "excess quantity;" late 14c., "overindulgence," from Old French sorfet "excess; arrogance" (Modern French surfait), noun use of past participle of surfaire "overdo," from sur- "over" (see sur- (1)) + faire "do," from Latin facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
雙語例句
1. Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
定量供應很久以前就結(jié)束了餅干過剩的狀況。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The voters are pretty sick of such a surfeit of primary sloganeering.
選民們對于初選時沒完沒了地空喊口號的現(xiàn)象感到發(fā)膩了.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. A surfeit of food makes one sick.
飲食過量使人生病.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Know, then, that for you is neither surfeit nor content.
那么要知道, 你既不會嫌多,也不會知足的.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
5. It's no good for your health to surfeit yourself.